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Bogus callers in council tax scam (21 November 05:44) |
| Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders. |
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Banks are charging sneaky fees (21 November 05:32) |
| Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?. |
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Hershey mulls $17bn Cadbury bid (21 November 05:32) |
| US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say. |
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Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error (20 November 11:44) |
| Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine. |
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Match-fix probe targets 200 games (20 November 10:59) |
| About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal. |
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Homeward bound (20 November 10:42) |
| Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home |
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ECB slows emergency cash support (20 November 10:11) |
| The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation. |
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Trade deal agreed in East Africa (20 November 09:13) |
| Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi sign a common market trade agreement. |
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More job cuts at Threshers owner (20 November 07:06) |
| A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce. |
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Flood damage (20 November 06:15) |
| The downpours affect all our insurance premiums |
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QA Floods (20 November 06:15) |
| How the deluge affects all our insurance premiums |
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Union cancels next Iberia strike (20 November 06:09) |
| Unions representing staff at Spanish airline Iberia call off planned strike action after a preliminary agreement with management. |
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The Royal Mint quadruples gold production as demand sparkles (20 November 05:55) |
| The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal causes demand to soar. |
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Korea says no to US trade talks (20 November 04:31) |
| South Korea dampens speculation the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US. |
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Shoppers give muted VAT response (20 November 04:22) |
| Shoppers have given a muted response to the lower rate of VAT although a majority want it extended, a BBC poll finds. |
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East Africa to agree trade deal (20 November 04:07) |
| Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are set to agree a common market trade agreement. |
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Decline in car output rate slows (20 November 03:23) |
| UK car production fell by 6.7% in October compared with a year earlier - the smallest annual decline of the year, figures show. |
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Low rates hit Nationwide profit (20 November 01:54) |
| Nationwide reports a big slump in profits and delivers a gloomy forecast for the UK economy and the housing market. |
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Ex-smoker wins $300m in damages (20 November 01:38) |
| Tobacco firm Philip Morris is ordered to pay out $300m in damages to a former smoker. |
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Ex-smoker wins $300m damages (20 November 01:38) |
| Tobacco firm Philip Morris is ordered to pay out $300m in damages to a former smoker. |
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Japan says deflation has returned (20 November 01:31) |
| The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the economy for the first time since 2006. |
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Good weather boosts Fuller profit (20 November 01:17) |
| Brewer Fullers reports a 26% rise in half-year profits as the good early summer weather boosted beer sales. |
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Thousands of Vicks spray recalled (20 November 01:01) |
| Procter & Gamble is recalling 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found. |
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Ginger binger (20 November 05:39) |
| How a snail in ginger beer made legal history |
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Hard choices (20 November 05:31) |
| Should food or education be Malawi's priority? |
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Purring pussycat (20 November 05:29) |
| Is the famous MGM lion about to lose its roar? |
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Dell sees quarterly profits fall (20 November 05:06) |
| US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower. |
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Google previews operating system (20 November 04:04) |
| Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. |
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ABN Amro gets new Dutch bail-out (19 November 09:59) |
| The Dutch government announces it will inject a further 4.4bn euros into bailed-out bank ABN Amro. |
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Virgin staff strike is called off (19 November 09:15) |
| A planned strike by Virgin Trains booking office staff at five mainline stations on Friday is called off after a legal challenge by the firm. |
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AOL to cut one-third of workforce (19 November 07:45) |
| Internet company AOL announces plans to lay off about a third of its workforce once it is spun off from media giant Time Warner. |
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Fee-free bank account unveiled (19 November 06:20) |
| A current account that does not charge for unauthorised overdrafts is unveiled days before a major court judgement. |
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Water firm makes £101m profit (19 November 06:11) |
| South West Water records a profit of £101.9m for the first half of 2009, a 1% increase over the same period last year. |
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Will Ferrell is Hollywoods most overpaid actor says Forbes (19 November 05:32) |
| Hollywood actor Will Ferrell tops a list of film stars whose returns offer the least value for money. |
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JP Morgan seals Cazenove takeover (19 November 04:23) |
| US investment bank JP Morgan confirms it has taken over UK stockbroker Cazenove in a £1bn deal. |
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World economy heads for growth (19 November 04:07) |
| Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says. |
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Virgin ticketing staff to strike (19 November 04:01) |
| Ticket staff at Virgin Trains are set to walk out in a row over the increased use of machines. |
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Tube strike looms as staff vote (19 November 03:54) |
| Drivers, station and technical staff at London Underground will ballot for action on four local rows, a union says. |
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Seasonal rise in mortgage lending (19 November 03:51) |
| UK mortgage lending rose by 5% in October compared with the previous month, according to a lenders' group. |
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Rise in public sector borrowing (19 November 03:39) |
| UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began. |
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UK retail sales growth picks up (19 November 03:32) |
| UK retail sales in October rose at the fastest annual pace since May 2008, government figures show. |
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China Mobile business rebounds (19 November 03:13) |
| The world's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, says its business has returned to levels seen before the global downturn. |
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Cadbury union bosses meet Kraft (19 November 02:09) |
| Leaders of the union Unite are to hold talks with Kraft over the US food giant's rejected bid to take over Birmingham-based confectioner Cadbury. |
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Halfords profits up by a quarter (19 November 01:42) |
| Car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords reports a 24% rise in half-year profits but remains cautious over the outlook for 2010. |
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SABMiller sees 26 drop in profit (19 November 01:32) |
| SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, sees its half-year profit drop after being affected by unfavourable currency moves. |
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Record customers at Morrisons (19 November 01:09) |
| Morrisons says a record 10.8 million customers visited its stores during the August to October period. |
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Sony aims to return TVs to profit (19 November 12:45) |
| Sony says it aims to make its LCD TV operations profitable in the financial year starting next April as it continues to cut costs. |
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Tories urge overhaul of UK media (19 November 06:29) |
| The Conservatives are to call for "massive reform" of the media industry to boost local news and help commercial broadcasters. |
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JP Morgan to take over Cazenove (19 November 05:42) |
| US investment bank JP Morgan is poised to take over historic UK stockbroker Cazenove, press reports say. |
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Singing for Coke (19 November 05:40) |
| Will buskers on the Tube sing for their sponsor? |
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