Government share sales face review
09 Jul 2014 5:48:02
Business secretary Vince Cable has launched an informal review of the way it conducts stock market flotations of public assets.
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Bentley set for record sales in 2014
09 Jul 2014 5:35:27
Luxury carmaker Bentley says it is on course for record sales in 2014 after a 23% increase in deliveries in the first half of the year.
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We face an endless string of choices, which leads us to feel anxiety, guilt and pangs of inadequacy that we are perhaps making the wrong ones. But philosopher Renata Salecl asks: Could individual choices be distracting us from something bigger—our power as social thinkers? A bold call for us to stop taking personal choice so seriously and focus on the choices we're making collectively.
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Russia's Angara rocket 'makes debut'
09 Jul 2014 2:25:15
Reports indicate Russia has launched its all new Angara rocket on a maiden flight from the northern Plesetsk military cosmodrome.
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David Beckham awaits new tax demand
09 Jul 2014 2:11:35
Some of the biggest names in business, sport and entertainment are due to be sent new tax demands, when HMRC gets new powers later this month
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VIDEO: PM: Time to legislate on strike ballots
09 Jul 2014 2:06:26
The Conservatives will have a manifesto commitment over strike ballots by unions, David Cameron tells MPs.
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Emirates finalises $56bn 777X order
09 Jul 2014 0:52:19
US plane maker Boeing and Emirates Airline finalise a $56bn deal for 150 new 777X mini-jumbo jets.
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London Market Report
09 Jul 2014 8:34:08
After dropping more than 1% on Tuesday, the FTSE 100 loses further ground with insurance group Admiral the biggest faller on the index.
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Reforms shake up Mexico telecoms
09 Jul 2014 8:24:09
Reforms to Mexico's telecoms market are forcing a break-up of Carlos Slim's America Movil empire.
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Competition pushes shop prices lower
09 Jul 2014 7:22:59
Shop prices in June fell at the fastest annual rate since at least 2006 as retailers fought to attract customers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says.
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House prices up again, says Halifax
09 Jul 2014 7:18:48
House prices are continuing to edge up, according to the the UK's largest mortgage lender, the Halifax.
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Ancient arachnid 'walks again'
09 Jul 2014 4:15:59
Computer graphics are used to show how one of the first land predators on Earth would have moved 410 million years ago.
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England 'exposed' to climate risks
09 Jul 2014 3:44:55
England is still not doing enough to tackle the risks from climate change, government advisers say.
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A guide to assistance dogs
09 Jul 2014 1:37:54
A guide to canine helpers
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VIDEO: New canal to bring 'real benefits'
09 Jul 2014 1:15:56
Shipping Australia's Chief Executive, Rod Nairn, says plans for a new canal to link the Atlantic and the Pacific will bring 'real benefits' to trade in Asia.
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Butterfly wings inspire cosmetics and bomb detectors
09 Jul 2014 1:09:21
Shiny butterfly wings yield tech surprises
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Female shrimps are more aggressive
09 Jul 2014 0:38:36
Female snapping shrimps are more aggressive than males when defending their territories despite their smaller claw size, a study shows.
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Vatican bank chief to step down
08 Jul 2014 3:59:43
The BBC's David Willey says the president and four non-executive members of the governing board of the Vatican bank will step down on Wednesday.
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Greek workers start 24-hour strike
08 Jul 2014 3:49:54
Public sector workers in Greece begin a 24-hour strike in protest at continuing spending cuts, with hospitals and prisons among sites affected.
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Lessons in girl power in Ghana's schools
08 Jul 2014 3:39:29
Talking to the chieftain about sexism
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Success tips of female Turkish boss
08 Jul 2014 3:31:05
Taking on Turkey's male-dominated business community
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Managers 'work extra day unpaid'
08 Jul 2014 3:28:14
Almost half of UK managers work an extra day of unpaid overtime per week, a study into UK working practices suggests.
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Grand designs for the Grand Canyon?
08 Jul 2014 1:56:49
Would shopping and cable cars ruin the Grand Canyon?
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VIDEO: Osborne meets India's PM Modi
08 Jul 2014 1:05:06
Chancellor George Osborne has met the new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in the hope of strengthening and deepening commercial relations between India and Britain.
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VIDEO: A baby panda for Edinburgh zoo?
08 Jul 2014 0:26:58
Edinburgh Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian has conceived after being artificially inseminated earlier this year, but experts say she is not technically pregnant.
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