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Cold snap boosts Homeserve demand

Home emergency repairs group Homeserve has said the coldest December on record helped boost customer numbers as households sought protection for burst pipes and...

Bad weather hits Flybe numbers

Low-cost airline Flybe said it flew 1.2% fewer passengers in the third quarter as it was forced to cancel nearly 2,000 flights during the...

Cadbury bill eats into Kraft profit

Costs stemming from the acquisition of UK chocolate business Cadbury has left foods giant Kraft with a 24% drop in fourth quarter profits.The cost...

FTSE steady as US firms disappoint

The London market has held firm despite continued uncertainty in Egypt and lacklustre trading on Wall Street due to disappointing corporate earnings.The FTSE 100...

Hague orders action over hostages

Foreign Secretary William Hague has ordered UK ambassadors around the world to raise concerns about the detention of four British men in Eritrea.The captives...

Nokia to adopt Microsoft technology

Technology giants Nokia and Microsoft are combining forces to create smartphones that might challenge rivals such as Apple and Google and revive their own...

Probe call over Egypt 'jail deaths'

A leading human rights activist has called for an immediate investigation of reports that guards deliberately killed dozens of inmates at an Egyptian prison...

Egyptian military backs president

Egypt's military has thrown its weight behind President Hosni Mubarak's decision not to resign but to transfer most of his powers to his vice...

Forces criticised over gobbledegook

A group which campaigns for better use of English by public bodies has accused two police forces of using gobbledegook to bury bad news.Plain...

Vandals attack historic grapevine

Hidden among dense underbrush on an Austrian hillside, a "great-great grandparent" of one of the world's most popular white wines survived wars, winters and...

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