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Northern Foods boss out pre-merger

The boss of Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuit maker Northern Foods is to join food wholesaler Brakes to run its UK operation, it has...

Positive US data boosts markets

A raft of positive data in the US has strengthened global markets in the face of continued concerns over tensions on the Korean peninsula...

BAE Systems plans to cut 360 jobs

Defence giant BAE Systems plans to axe around 360 jobs at two of its shipyards, the company has announced.A 90-day consultation has started with...

Union boss vows spending cuts fight

The new head of the country's biggest trade union has launched an angry attack against the Government for "dismantling the very fabric of society"...

85bn euro bailout talks confirmed

Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen has confirmed the country is negotiating an 85 billion euro (£71 billion) bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund and...

Snowfalls leave roads treacherous

Wintry weather has hit parts of northern Britain, with road conditions in the north of Scotland described as "treacherous" and police called in to...

Officer convicted over sex attacks

A policeman who preyed on vulnerable women he met while on duty has been convicted of two charges of rape and three indecent assaults.Pc...

Gove: No return to 1950s schools

Education Secretary Michael Gove said tough new targets for raising school exam standards across the country will not return modern classes to a 1950s...

Queen 'saddened' by NZ mine tragedy

The Queen said she was "deeply saddened" as it emerged that 29 miners, including two Britons, were presumed dead after a second explosion ripped...

Police van attacked in fees protest

Protesters have attacked a police van as crowds swelled during angry demonstrations against rising university tuition fees.A group of young men leapt on to...

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