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BIGGER DISCOUNTS FROM RETAILERS 'BOOSTED SHOPPER DEMAND FOR GOODS IN OCTOBER'

Retail sales were boosted in October as stores offered bigger discounts to tempt "disengaged" shoppers into making purch...

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2,500 JOBS AT RISK AS MOTHERCARE LINES UP ADMINISTRATORS FOR UK BUSINESS

Mothercare has announced plans to place its UK retail business in administration, putting around 2,500 jobs at risk....

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UK ECONOMY PREDICTED TO SLOW MORE THAN EXPECTED NEXT YEAR

The UK economy is expected to only grow by 1% next year - down from previous predictions of 1.5%, new data shows....

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JOBS PAYING LESS THAN REAL LIVING WAGE FALLS TO SEVEN YEAR LOW, STUDY SUGGESTS

Figures have been released by KPMG...

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VODAFONE HIGHLIGHTS GREEN CREDENTIALS WITH FAIRPHONE PARTNERSHIP

Vodafone has teamed up with the world's leading ethical mobile phone company to sell its smartphones from the ...

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ZUCKERBERG DEFEND'S FACEBOOK DECISION TO RUN POLITICAL ADS

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has stood by his company's decision to run political adverts after Twitter anno...

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BP REFINERIES PUT IT AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS DESPITE 40% INCOME DROP

A low oil price and bad weather in the Gulf of Mexico combined to form a deadly cocktail for oil giant BP as the company...

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HMRC CRACKDOWN ON BIG BUSINESS TAX AVOIDANCE PAYING OFF, REPORT SUGGESTS

The taxman collected an extra £9.8 billion through investigations into the UK's biggest 2,000 companies last year, acco...

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HOME-BUYERS 'FACE £128,000 PREMIUM TO LIVE NEAR NATIONAL PARK

Home-buyers wanting to live near the stunning scenery of a national park face paying up to 15 times their wages ...