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Monday 6 April 2020

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Drone specialist completes funding round

A Surrey-based manufacturer and supplier of drones to the UK's emergency services, law enforcement and defence sectors has secured its first significant round of institutional funding which it will use to further product development, R&D and company expansion.
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Ask the expert: Data Protection and Covid-19 – what are your obligations as an employer?

Businesses may be required to share information quickly, and adapt and change the ways in which they work as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. But Guy Cartwright and Charlotte Allery, from Coffin Mew, look at how firms must still consider immediate business and staff interests in light of data protection laws.
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Deals

Churchers Solicitors set to acquire counterpart

Churchers Solicitors has confirmed its planned acquisition of an Isle of Wight law firm.
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Earthworm invests further £1.1m into Vertical Future

Oxfordshire-based impact investor Earthworm has pumped a further £1.1m into vertical farming company, Vertical Future. 
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New owner for snack and protein bar brand

Wholefood snack and protein bar brand The Primal Pantry has been acquired.
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Business

Government reveals new £20m fund for R&D businesses

The government has unveiled a new £20m fund for R&D businesses designed to help build UK resilience following the coronavirus outbreak.
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Firms working on Covid-19 antibody programme

Ergomed, the specialist services provider to the pharmaceutical industry, is providing support for an antibody therapy for the treatment of patients with rapidly worsening Covid-19 symptoms. The programme is led by Oxford-based Izana Bioscience.
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Retailers hit by coronavirus shutdown

Department store chain Debenhams is reportedly on the verge of entering administration with the ongoing coronavirus crisis also hitting other retailers.
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Property

New owner for seafront guest house

A four-star seafront Sussex guesthouse has changed hands in a deal brokered by Christie & Co.
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New Leeds centre for cash-in-transit firm

A Slough-headquartered cash-in-transit business is set to open a new centre in Leeds as part of its nationwide expansion strategy, creating 25 jobs.
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MJ Gleeson to furlough three quarters of workforce

Listed housebuilder and strategic land specialist MJ Gleeson is set to furlough about three quarters of its workforce and reduce board members salaries. The company has also said it will prioritise house sales to key workers once it resumes operations.
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