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Sharp Rise In Number Of Vacant Houses (21 November 08:00) |
| The number of empty homes in England reached its highest level for five years during 2008. |
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New High Street Trend For Pop-Up Shops (21 November 04:00) |
| Temporary shops, originally designed to create buzz around niche brands, look set to go mainstream as big chains like HMV get in on the act. |
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Floods Christmas Trade Has Been Taken Away (20 November 08:00) |
| Shop and cafe owners in a flooded Cumbrian market town have been dealt a devastating blow in the crucial run up to Christmas, a local business network has warned. |
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Another 2000 Jobs Go As Off-Licences Close (20 November 08:00) |
| Almost 2,000 off-licence jobs have been lost after administrators for collapsed retail chain First Quench announced the closure of another 381 stores. |
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SuBos Dream Debut At Top Of Amazon Charts (20 November 08:00) |
| Susan Boyle has made Amazon's Christmas dreams come true, with her new album becoming the online retailer's largest ever pre-ordered CD. |
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Skype Sold eBay Seals Deal After Legal Row (20 November 04:10) |
| Skype's future has been secured after owners eBay finally sold a large proportion of the company by settling a legal row over rights to the web phone call technology. |
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Students Signing Up For Computer Hacking (20 November 04:10) |
| The threat of cyber attacks on businesses and governments has led to a rapid increase in the number of universities offering students the chance to learn how to hack computer networks. |
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Nationwides Half-Year Profit Down 60 (20 November 02:00) |
| Nationwide has announced pre-tax profits of £117m for the half year ending September 30 - a 60% fall on last year. |
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Vicks Recalls Nasal Sprays In Health Alert (20 November 12:10) |
| Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays are being recalled because of fears that they could contain a dangerous bacteria.
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Students Sign Up For Computer Hacking (20 November 12:10) |
| The threat of cyber attacks on businesses and governments has led to a rapid increase in the number of universities offering students the chance to learn how to hack computer networks. |
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Fuel Hoard Not Pushing Up Petrol Prices (19 November 10:00) |
| A shipping specialist has dismissed claims that supplies of oil being kept in tankers off the UK coast are helping push up petrol prices. |
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Halfords Pre-Tax Profits Rise To £609m (19 November 10:00) |
| Halfords Group have announced a pre-tax profit of £60.9m, up nearly a quarter. |
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Aristocrats Cash In On Sale Of Queens Broker (19 November 06:00) |
| US investment bank JP Morgan has agreed a £1bn deal to take over Cazenove, a stockbroker to the Queen that has nearly 200 years of history. |
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Morrisons Wont Miss A Beat After Losing Boss (19 November 06:00) |
| A day after losing its chief executive to Marks & Spencer, Morrisons has promised it "won't miss a beat" as it announced a record number of customers were shopping at its stores. |
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Britain Hits Record Public Sector Borrowing (19 November 04:00) |
| UK borrowing ballooned by a higher than expected £11.4bn in October, official figures show. |
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Queens Stockbroker Bought Out By US Bank (19 November 04:00) |
| US investment bank JP Morgan has agreed a £1bn deal to take over Cazenove, a stockbroker to the Queen that has nearly 200 years of history. |
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More Shop At Morrisons As Firm Seeks New Boss (19 November 02:00) |
| A day after losing its chief executive to Marks & Spencer, Morrisons has announced more customers than ever are choosing to shop at its supermarkets. |
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Halfords Pre-Tax Profits Rise To £609 Million (19 November 02:00) |
| Halfords Group have announced a pre-tax profit of £60.9 million, up nearly a quarter. |
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City Cynicism Over Queens Speech Bill (18 November 08:00) |
| Bankers will see excessive pay and bonuses contracts torn up if they promote undue risk-taking under tough new rules outlined in the proposed Financial Services Bill. |
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Bank Of England Three-Way Split On Economy (18 November 08:00) |
| Bank of England policymakers were split three ways on how to boost the economy this month, it has emerged. |
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Marks Spencer Picks New Chief Executive (18 November 06:10) |
| Marks & Spencer has confirmed it is appointing Morrisons boss Marc Bolland as its new chief executive. |
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Sweet Giants Consider Bid For Cadbury (18 November 06:10) |
| American chocolate giant Hershey and Italian confectionary firm Ferrero have confirmed they are considering a joint bid for Cadbury. |
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Queens Speech FSA To Get New Powers (18 November 06:10) |
| The Financial Services Authority is to be given powers to demand information from firms it does not regulate, according to Sky sources. |
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Mothercare Expansion To Create 400 Jobs (18 November 06:10) |
| Mothercare will create 400 new jobs in the UK as part of plans for another 33 of its biggest format stores over the next two years, it has announced. |
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The Hunt Is Over ITV Finally Finds A Chairman (18 November 04:00) |
| ITV has named the former MP and Asda boss Archie Norman as its new chairman, ending a long search. |
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Sweet Giants Eyeing Joint Bid For Cadbury (18 November 04:00) |
| Cadbury faces a possible second take-over bid, this time from a merger between US chocolate giant Hershey and Italian confectioner Ferrero-Rocher. |
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Former Asda Boss Norman Will Head Up ITV (18 November 02:00) |
| ITV has named the former MP and Asda boss Archie Norman as its new chairman, ending a long search. |
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Queens Speech Sets Out Election Battlelines (18 November 12:10) |
| Gordon Brown will use today's Queen's Speech to set out the battlelines for the forthcoming General Election. |
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Former Asda Boss Tipped To Run ITV - Sources (18 November 06:00) |
| Sky sources reveal that former MP and Asda boss Archie Norman is frontrunner for the job as ITV chairman. |
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Ad Boss Says He Can Make Brown Loveable (18 November 06:00) |
| The global chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi has told Sky News that he can make the Prime Minister "loveable". |
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General Motors Good Future For UK Plants (18 November 02:10) |
| One of General Motors' top executives has told Sky News there may be fewer UK job losses than the 600 to 800 announced. |
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Sky Sources FSA To Be Given New Powers (18 November 12:00) |
| The Financial Services Authority is to be given powers to demand information from firms it does not regulate, according to Sky sources. |
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General Motors Pledge On UK Job Losses (18 November 12:00) |
| One of General Motors' top executives has told Sky News there may be fewer UK job losses than the 600 to 800 already announced. |
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Thousands Of T-Mobile Phone Details Sold On (18 November 12:00) |
| Thousands of T-Mobile customers' private details were sold on to rival firms in a major data selling scandal, it has been revealed. |
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Thousands Of Mobile Phone Details Sold On (17 November 10:00) |
| Personal details of thousands of mobile phone customers have illegally been sold on to rival firms. |
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Tax Haven-On-Thames Toll Bridge Up For Sale (17 November 08:00) |
| A picturesque bridge over the River Thames that has the added perk of being a tax haven has gone on public viewing ahead of going up for auction. |
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Thousands Of Mobile Phone Details Sold (17 November 08:00) |
| Personal details of thousands of mobile phone customers have illegally been sold on to rival firms, it is claimed. |
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A Double Boost To Beef Up Dairy Industry (17 November 08:00) |
| Hard-pressed British dairy farmers will be celebrating at two good news developments in the industry. |
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Petrol Price Pushes Up Rate Of Inflation (17 November 06:00) |
| A rise in petrol prices is thought to be behind the first pick-up in the Bank of England's inflation benchmark since February. |
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General Motors Boss In Talks Over Vauxhall (17 November 06:00) |
| One of General Motors' top executives will meet with Lord Mandelson and union leaders over the future of Vauxhall factories in the UK. |
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House Market Fears As Stamp Duty Freeze Ends (17 November 06:00) |
| The end of the Government's stamp duty holiday will hit the housing market hardest in regions already failing to benefit from the recovery, it has been warned. |
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Umbrellas Help Burberry Weather The Storm (17 November 04:00) |
| British luxury fashion chain Burberry has announced a reduction in profits, but said strong demand for accessories and the cutting of 1000 jobs helped to limit the damage. |
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Fuel Costs See EasyJet Profits Plunge (17 November 02:00) |
| Rising fuel costs and lower interest income saw full-year profits plunge by 64.5% for low-cost airline easyJet. |
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Hit Bank Profits With £2bn Tax Say Lib Dems (17 November 12:00) |
| Banks should be hit with a tax on profits as part of the price of taxpayer bailouts of the sector, the Liberal Democrats believe.
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Zune Brand Comes To Xboxes In Britain (17 November 12:00) |
| Xbox 360 users in Britain will be able to stream high definition Hollywood blockbusters via their consoles from Tuesday as Microsoft rolls out its Zune brand outside the US. |
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UK Vauxhall Plants Stay Says General Motors (16 November 10:00) |
| Car giant General Motors says it plans to keep its Vauxhall plants in the UK open, Sky News understands. |
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General Motors In Third Quarter £720m Loss (16 November 08:00) |
| US car giant General Motors has announced a £720 million loss in the third quarter of this year. |
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Prices Fear As Rail Fares Rise In New Year (16 November 08:00) |
| Rail fares are to rise by an average of 1.1% in January, rail firms have announced. |
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Mercedes Benz Takes Over Brawn GP Team (16 November 06:00) |
| Jenson Button's Formula One championship team Brawn GP is being taken over by Mercedes-Benz. |
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Majestic Wine Toasts Pre-Tax £61m Profit (16 November 06:00) |
| Champagne corks are popping at Majestic after the wine warehouse chain announced half-yearly pre-tax profits rising 9% to £6.1m and a boom in online sales. |
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