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NEW D-G, OLD TRICKS
Google's tax avoidance during new BBC director-general Matt Brittin's time there didn't end when it paid a £130m back tax bill in 2016.

STUMBLING BLOCK
Some people in bigger residential developments are being penalised through an unfair exclusion to the concessionary £7.50 ARC TV licence.

THE BRADY CRUNCH
West Ham United fans are starting to wonder if vice-chair Karren Brady should really be dishing out business tips on The Apprentice.

GB FREEBIES
GB News has launched "GB Loyalty Points" for its biggest fans – but the thresholds for qualifying for "rewards" are hilariously unrealistic.

US-EYE
With delays at US airports caused by a funding tussle in Congress, the state of air travel is a microcosm of the failure of the American state more generally.

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