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BA cabin crew strike takes effect (20 March 05:38) |
| Unions and management dispute the impact of the first day of a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew. |
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Cameron announces bank tax plan (20 March 05:14) |
| Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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Cameron announces bank levy plan (20 March 03:14) |
| Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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BA cabin crew strike under way (20 March 02:44) |
| Thousands face travel disruption as British Airways cabin crew begin a three-day strike over pay and working conditions.
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Tories to announce bank tax plan (20 March 08:28) |
| Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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Mobile limits (20 March 05:49) |
| Smartphone bills can rack up overseas |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action (20 March 05:31) |
| British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. |
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Europe must act on Greek debt (20 March 03:13) |
| The European Commission urges eurozone governments to agree a package of loans to help Greece resolve its debt crisis. |
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Pound falls on recession risk (20 March 12:15) |
| The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession. |
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Fishing fears (19 March 09:11) |
| Dwindling catches pose threat to Senegal fishermen |
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BA crew to strike as talks fail (19 March 08:47) |
| A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. |
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Consortium wins big weather prize (19 March 07:39) |
| A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. |
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Consortium wins weather prize (19 March 07:39) |
| A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. |
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RMT signal staff vote for strikes (19 March 06:46) |
| Railway signal workers vote in favour of strikes in a row over jobs - as British Airways and unions battle to avert walkouts. |
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Dont mention the cup - South Africa airline in trouble with Fifa (19 March 06:24) |
| South Africa's budget airline pulls its tongue-in-cheek ad after a Fifa complaint that it infringes its trademark during the World Cup. |
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Rio Tinto signs China mine deal (19 March 06:22) |
| Rio Tinto signs a big African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai. |
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BA strike talks into second day (19 March 05:50) |
| Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action are now in their second day. |
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Customers complain on websites (19 March 05:37) |
| Consumers are increasingly using social media websites to vent their anger after receiving poor service, a survey says. |
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Balancing act (19 March 04:36) |
| Martin Sorrell on messing up work-life balance |
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Palm hit by slow smartphone sales (19 March 04:20) |
| Handheld computing veteran Palm is losing ground fast to the iPhone and Blackberry in the battle of the smartphones.
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Identity fraud is set to soar (19 March 02:47) |
| Identity fraud is likely to accelerate in 2010 as organised criminals target the rich, a report says. |
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Lloyds predicts a profitable 2010 (19 March 01:49) |
| Lloyds Banking Group says it expects to make a profit this year - having made heavy losses due to bad loans in 2009. |
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Blacks snubs Sports Direct bid (19 March 01:43) |
| Blacks Leisure shuns a a £26m takeover approach from its rival Sports Direct as "wholly inadequate". |
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Blacks snubs Sports Direct offer (19 March 01:43) |
| Blacks Leisure shuns a £26m takeover approach from its rival Sports Direct as "wholly inadequate". |
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Rio Tinto signs China mines deal (19 March 01:27) |
| Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea. |
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Rio Tinto announces Chinese deal (19 March 11:20) |
| Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in Guinea. |
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China unveils homemade helicopter (19 March 10:40) |
| China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter takes off on a maiden flight in the eastern province of Jiangxi. |
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China unveils helicopter (19 March 10:40) |
| China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter takes off on a maiden flight in the eastern province of Jiangxi. |
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Student loan delays may reoccur (19 March 06:58) |
| The public spending watchdog criticises the Student Loans Company and warns of another year of delays. |
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BA strike talks to resume later (19 March 05:46) |
| Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action will resume on Friday morning. |
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Public sector is wasting £25bn (19 March 05:37) |
| The public sector is wasting at least £25bn a year because of a failure to reform, a report says. |
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Money spiders (19 March 05:24) |
| How feeding tourists tarantulas helped street children |
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Amateur attraction (19 March 05:21) |
| Can richer sports learn from Gaelic games? |
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Amateur pursuit (19 March 05:21) |
| Can richer sports learn from Gaelic games? |
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Dragon breathes fire at non-doms (19 March 04:00) |
| Duncan Bannatyne accuses fellow dragon and non-dom James Caan of having an "unfair" advantage in business. |
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BA talks continue into the night (19 March 03:09) |
| Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action have continued into the night. |
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Deutsche Bahn confirms Arriva bid (19 March 12:38) |
| Deutsche Bahn, the German national rail company, has confirmed that it has tabled a bid for Arriva, the UK transport group. |
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No joke (18 March 11:49) |
| How China dominates the quirky gift industry |
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Drugs giant Teva buys Ratiopharm (18 March 11:32) |
| Israeli generic drugs giant Teva buys German firm Ratiopharm for 3.6bn euros (£3.2bn, $4.9bn). |
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Drug firm Teva buys Ratiopharm (18 March 11:32) |
| Israeli generic drugs giant Teva buys German firm Ratiopharm for 3.6bn euros (£3.2bn, $4.9bn). |
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MS boss Rose to take 25 pay cut (18 March 10:25) |
| Marks and Spencer's chief executive and chairman Sir Stuart Rose will give up his executive role in July and take a 25% pay cut. |
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MS boss Rose to take pay cut (18 March 10:25) |
| Marks and Spencer's chief executive and chairman Sir Stuart Rose will give up his executive role in July and take a 25% pay cut. |
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Cartel Client Review closed down (18 March 10:14) |
| One of the biggest claims management companies, Cartel Client Review, has been shut down by the Ministry of Justice. |
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Election winners (18 March 09:34) |
| How often in history has a Budget swung it? |
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US consumer prices show no rise (18 March 09:26) |
| US consumer prices showed no increase between January and February, according to Labor Department figures. |
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MBNA to stop credit card cheques (18 March 09:24) |
| The biggest issuer of credit card cheques in the UK - MBNA - is to stop issuing them to customers from 31 March. |
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Barclaycard confirms job losses (18 March 09:07) |
| Barclaycard confirms its decision to relocate its loan centre in Glasgow, which employs about 350 staff, to other UK sites. |
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Lending to business drops sharply (18 March 08:44) |
| UK business lending weakened in January, giving a record annual fall of 9.3%, according to the latest Bank of England survey.
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Motor ahead (18 March 08:15) |
| What to consider when buying a secondhand car |
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Loan survivor (18 March 06:24) |
| Survival of the last independent savings bank |
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