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Cost of Living: 'I'm 20 and I've given up booze and Netflix to cut costs' -- BBC News (UK)
BBC News has been hearing from young people in Gloucester about managing their money; Kye Bourne, 20, is a care leaver who has been in supported living for two years
Outline:
rent
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
+ Netflix,
? Brexit,
? BBC
Cost of living: University of Manchester to give students 170 -- BBC News (UK)
University to give full-time students one-off payment of 170 to help with the cost of living
Outline:
student support scheme
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Manchester,
? Paul,
? BBC
What is council tax and how much do you pay? -- BBC News (UK)
Council tax is a compulsory charge on properties in England, Scotland and Wales; It is set by local authorities to raise money to spend as they wish to provide services in their area
Outline:
council tax
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
? Iran,
? MahsaAmini
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Snowdon: Park to use mountain's Welsh name Yr Wyddfa -- BBC News (UK)
Snowdon's English name dropped in favour of Welsh
Outline:
welsh name yr wyddfa snowdon
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
- Wales,
- Snowdon,
++ Welsh
Scotland named world's best golf destination -- BBC News (UK)
Scotland named the sport's best destination in the world at the World Golf Awards; It was the first time in six years that the global tourism prize wasn't awarded to Portugal
Outline:
world golf awards
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Scotland,
? Donald Trumps,
? Florida
Ryan Reynolds speaks Welsh during awards acceptance -- BBC News (UK)
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney received the Diolch Y Ddraig [Dragon Award] at a special "Wales and the World" concert in New York; The Hollywood star said "Cymru am byth" [Wales forever], as the Wrexham co-owners accepted the award
Outline:
welsh culture
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Great Britain,
? Wrexham,
? Ryan Reynolds
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Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave -- BBC News (UK)
Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to sign up to work 40 hours a week or else leave; Those who do not sign up by Thursday will be given three months' severance pay
Outline:
top twitter executives
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
+ Twitter,
- Elon Musk,
- BBC
Elon Musk gives Twitter staff deadline to commit to being hardcore -- The Guardian
Remaining staff given until Thursday to confirm they will work 'long hours at high intensity' as part of 'the new Twitter' Elon Musk has given Twitter’s remaining staff a Thursday deadline to commit to being ‘extremely hardcore’ or else leave with three months’ severance pay
Outline:
twitter staff deadline
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- twitter,
? USA,
? Sick Of It All
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Helena Bonham Carter becomes London Library's first female president -- BBC News (UK)
Helena Bonham Carter is to become the first female president of The London Library; Charles Dickens was one of the 181-year-old library's founding members
Outline:
london library
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
? Tim Burton,
? Jhene Aiko,
? Kanye
MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber -- BBC News (UK)
PewDiePie, real name Felix Kjellberg, became the most-subscribed YouTuber in 2013; MrBeast, really Jimmy Donaldson, gained 112 million subscribers this month
Outline:
youtuber mrbeast
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
++ youtube,
? Mahmoudmirzaei,
? MrBeast
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