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Scheme 'to boost 40,000 firms'

A Government scheme to help the jobless set up their own firms is to be expanded to assist up to 40,000 new businesses over...

Twitter plea girl found by police

A missing teenager whose plight was highlighted by a clutch of celebrities on Twitter has been found by police.Serena Beakhurst, 14, was located in...

Retailers count heavy cost of snow

Retailers are counting the cost of last month's snow which saw consumers staying at home during the key Christmas trading period.Fashion chain Next has...

Students to end university sit-in

A group of students plan to end their four-week long occupation of a university building in protest at rises in tuition fees and education...

Floodwaters below predicted peak

Floodwaters in a city on Australia's north-eastern coast held steady below their predicted peak on Wednesday as people were warned they would face a...

Snow-hit retailers see FTSE drop

Retail shares are under the weather after Next and HMV disclosed the financial impact of recent snow disruption on pre-Christmas sales.Marks & Spencer and...

Extra profit predicted at Domino's

Pizza firm Domino's has revealed full-year profits will beat City expectations after hit shows like The X Factor kept customers glued to their seats...

Security tight for Pakistan funeral

The governor of Pakistan's dominant province shot dead by a bodyguard is being buried amid tight security.Authorities say the bodyguard was outraged that Punjab...

Snow cost £22m in sales, says Next

Fashion chain Next has said the snow cost it £22 million in lost sales as customers stayed at home during the key Christmas trading...

HMV sales hit by severe weather

Music chain HMV has delivered more dismal sales figures after its peak trading season was "significantly undermined" by severe weather.The group reported a 13.6%...

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