Immigration: Cameron Vows To Curb Benefits

Tough new measures to curb immigrants' access to housing and benefits have been unveiled by David Cameron. The Prime Minister used a keynote speech to warn those coming to Britain that they cannot expect "something for nothing". From next year, arrivals...

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Thousands Of Jobs Saved As Blockbuster Bought

The troubled DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster has been bought, saving 2,000 jobs and 264 UK stores. Administrators from accountants Deloitte said restructuring specialists Gordon Brothers Europe had purchased the company for an undisclosed sum....

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Phone Giant Vodafone Considers US Withdrawal

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is reported to be mulling its exit from America in one of the largest corporate transactions of all time. The Newbury-based company has recently been in talks with its US partner, Verizon Communications, over a sale of Vodafone's...

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Airfares: Heavier Passengers 'Should Pay More'

Airlines should make heavier passengers pay more for their plane tickets and lighter ones less, it has been suggested. The controversial pay-as-you-weigh pricing scheme has been mooted by a Norwegian professor who argues that weight and space should...

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Eurostar Profit Boosted By More Foreigners

A boost in the number of non-EU passengers helped Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar more than double operating profits last year. Carrying an increased number of American, Brazilian and Australian travellers, Eurostar saw its operating...

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Qatar Tankers: Ships Dock In UK Amid Fuel Crisis

A gas tanker from Qatar is arriving in Britain as the wintry weather continues to deplete reserves. The giant tanker, called Zarga, is due to dock in Milford Haven, Wales, carrying 266,000 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The arrival follows...

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Boris Berezovsky's Body Removed From Home

Boris Berezovsky: A Profile Updated: 10:23pm UK, Saturday 23 March 2013 Boris Berezovsky was once one of Russia's most powerful kingmakers, a member of the influential group of Russian tycoons referred to as the "oligarchs". Born in Moscow in 1946,...

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India Car Ads: Ford Sorry Over Women In Boot

Ford has apologised after car adverts in India showed women bound and gagged in the boot of vehicles. The car manufacturer said it "deeply regretted" a series of adverts for the India-manufactured Ford Figo.  One of the adverts shows a cartoon...

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Cyprus Bailout Deal Wins Eurozone Approval

Deposits above 100,000 euros (£85,000) in the Bank of Cyprus will be hit with a levy of "around 30%" under the EU bailout deal, a government official has confirmed. Spokesman Christos Stylianides told state radio that the charge would be paid as the...

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Spain's Bankia Shares Fall Below 1p Value

Shares in nationalised Spanish lender Bankia slumped on Monday after a rescue fund valued the stock at less than one penny each, before a planned injection of fresh capital. The valuation wiped out investors in the country's fourth-biggest bank and...

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