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Businesses are in danger of failing to prepare for something more than 'damage limitation Brexit'

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Brexit offers the UK a chance to open new trade corridors, cut service sector based deals, and develop a new global identity. But these ambitions can only take off if we adopt a far bolder approach
Do you remember when we heard “Brexit means Brexit” or when we were offered a “red, white and blue Brexit”? Well with one year to go, I think business is in danger of failing to prepare for something beyond a “damage limitation Brexit”.
Of course we need to mitigate against the risks. Companies need to review workforce strategies, re-engineer supply chains and prepare for regulatory changes. Equally the public sector needs to build and staff giant new systems on both sides of the channel. These are huge challenges.
But unless we take more fundamental action, Brexit will create an economic headwind and UK innovation could spend the next 31 months stalling.
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At Stephen Hawking Funeral, Eddie Redmayne and Astronomer Royal Give Readings

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At Stephen Hawking Funeral, Eddie Redmayne and Astronomer Royal Give Readings Photo The coffin of Stephen Hawking arriving at St Mary the Great Church in Cambridge, England. Credit Joe Giddens/Press Association, via Associated Press LONDON — Hundreds of people lined the streets of the British city of Cambridge on Saturday, breaking into applause as the hearse carrying the remains of the famed scientist Stephen Hawking arrived at a local church for a private funeral for 500 invited guests.
Dr. Hawking died on March 14 at age 76 after capturing popular imagination with his writings about space and time.
Photo The actor Eddie Redmayne, who played Stephen Hawking in the 2014 film “The Theory of Everything,” gave a reading. Credit Joe Giddens/Press Association, via Associated Press His book “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes,” published in 1988, has sold more than 10 million copies and inspired a documentary film by Errol Morris. His own story was the basis of an aw..

Pippa Middleton’s Father-in-Law Faces Rape Investigation in France

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Pippa Middleton’s Father-in-Law Faces Rape Investigation in France Photo David Matthews with his wife, Jane, at the wedding of their son James Matthews to Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in May. Credit Pool photo by Justin Tallis PARIS — A millionaire British hotel owner who is the father-in-law of Pippa Middleton, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, is under formal investigation in France over allegations that he raped an underage girl in the 1990s, a French judicial official said.
The businessman, David Matthews, an owner of the luxury resort Eden Rock, faces potential charges of “rape on a minor by a person with authority over the victim” for events said to have taken place in 1998 and 1999 and for which a complaint was filed last year, according to the official.
Mr. Matthews, 74, was questioned in Paris on Tuesday by police officers who specialize in crimes involving minors, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with depar..