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Cockermouth floods: Eyewitness trapped in hotel BBC News website readers have been writing to us to describe the floods that have engulfed their town. Ashley Tiffen, Cockermouth I live in the village of Patcastle, just outside...
Supermarket seals deal with Cable & Wireless that will allow it to offer discounted internet and landline phone packages Tesco is building up its assault on telephone and broadband firms with plans for hundreds of new in-store...
Administrators running off-licence group First Quench announce closure of another 381 stores and loss of nearly 2,000 jobs after failing to find buyer First Quench, the off-licence group behind Threshers and Wine Rack, is to...
Nationwide Building Society, the country's largest mutual, has accused the Government of distorting the savings market and damaging private sector lenders. Graham Beale, chief executive, said: "Government-owned institutions...
Orphans of Burma's Cyclone and Saving Africa's Witch Children honoured at awards for freelance cameramen Two films shown on Channel 4's Dispatches won recognition at the Rory Peck awards last night. Orphans of Burma's Cyclone,...
• Bookmaker to close Aintree call centre with loss of 263 jobs • Offshore rivals are benefiting from tax advantages Betting company Ladbrokes has confirmed the loss of 263 jobs today. The high-street bookmaker announced the...
The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal has caused demand to soar. Its output of gold coins during July, August and September rose to 32,736...
Technique developed by the Chinese centuries ago has potential to give up to 3 million people access to clean water in the drylands of Africa, winner says A 400-year-old water-saving technique that could save millions of people...
The bitter dispute between Nicola Horlick and Vincent Tchenguiz over Bramdean Alternatives has been effectively ended after Aberdeen Asset Management took over management of the fund. Mr Tchenguiz is the largest Bramdean...
• RFU's chief executive to stand down in July next year • Enables successor to lead 2015 World Cup operating company Francis Baron, the chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, has announced his intention to retire at the...
