Pounds, polls, and pooches

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The pound and the polls

You may have heard there’s an election going on. With voting well underway, the pound has jumped to a nine-month high against the dollar (Paywall). Its value as the country goes to the polls is $1.3229, the culmination of a two-week series of jumps seen as a reaction to polls that pointed towards the Conservatives taking a majority. However, the latest poll indicates the final result is too close to call... (Paywall).

Dogs at polling stations

If there’s one thing guaranteed to cheer us up on a rainy election day in December, it’s the sight of patient pooches accompanying their owners as they exercise their democratic right. We’ll level with you: this has nothing to do with money or finance, but it’s what we need today.

Supercuts returns

Regis UK, the owner of Supercuts and Regis hairdressing chains, has been bought out of administration by entrepreneur Lee Bushell. The buyout will keep 140 outlets and 1,000 employees snipping for the foreseeable future.