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First Quench to shed more jobs and stores

Almost 1,900 jobs have been cut at Threshers and Wine Rack after the administrators of First Quench, the company that owns the off-licence groups, said it would close hundreds more stores. There have already been 1,738...

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Tesco plans to conquer telecoms sector

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...

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C4 Dispatches films honoured

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,...

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Man found guilty of carjacking

A man has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent, for deliberately running over a mother-of-four with her own car. Caroline Johnson was scraping ice from her windscreen in Langley, Berkshire, in December 2008,...

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Pictures: Sierra Leone recovery

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Sikh campaigner set to join the BNP

Rajinder Singh says he supports far-right party's anti-Islam stance A Sikh man who has campaigned for the BNP in support of its anti-Islam stance has been put forward to be the party's first non-white member. Rajinder Singh,...

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Northbound trains hit by floods

The Whitesands area has flooded with further problems expected at high tide Heavy rain and flooding are causing major problems in south west Scotland. Almost 30 roads have been closed across Dumfries and Galloway with flood...

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State lenders 'distort market' says Nationwide

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...

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Man in court over Gerrard robbery

A man has appeared in court charged over a robbery at the home of Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard. Gerrard's wife Alex Curran, 27, was confronted by four masked raiders at the couple's mansion in Formby, Merseyside, in...

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Wave energy machine on

The wave-powered generator is a hinged flap connected to the sea-bed A major wave energy device sited off Orkney has been switched on by First Minister Alex Salmond. The move saw Aquamarine Power's 'Oyster' being connected to...

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