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Ban on cheap drink 'not enough'

The Government's watered-down plans to ban the sale of alcohol below cost price will not resolve the problem of binge-drinking, campaigners have said.Crime Prevention...

Bank giant Citigroup back in black

US banking giant Citigroup has returned to the black after posting net income of £6.6 billion in 2010.Citi, which employs 11,000 staff in the...

Bailout talks give boost to markets

Markets on both sides of the Atlantic moved higher on Tuesday after being boosted by talk that Europe's bailout fund may be enlarged.Finance ministers...

Champion bull's 11th hour reprieve

The owner of a prize-winning bull due to be slaughtered after testing positive for bovine TB has won an 11th-hour reprieve in the High...

Unions warn over Remploy job losses

Calls for voluntary redundancies among staff at a firm employing mainly disabled workers could result in around 1,500 job losses, union leaders have warned.Remploy...

Royal succession change 'difficult'

Downing Street has warned that any attempt to change the 309-year-old law governing the royal succession would be a "difficult and complex matter".MPs are...

Santander pledge to improve service

Santander's new UK chief executive Ana Patricia Botin admitted the bank has "a lot of work to do" to improve service standards after recent...

Coats surge boosts Burberry results

Luxury goods group Burberry has revealed another bigger-than-expected surge in sales as shoppers snapped up coats and large leather goods.The company, which is famous...

FTSE climbs as banks recover losses

The increasing prospect of a boost to Europe's bailout fund spurred on banking stocks and moved the London market higher.The richest nations in Europe...

Tunisians protest over PM's plans

Riot police had to fire tear gas at angry protesters in Tunisia's capital as the country's prime minister defended including some of the deeply...

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