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Yorkshire Building Society has described its new range of 95% loan-to-value mortgages as, "a return to traditional lending".
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The Elvis Presley brand has been sold to the company that already has the rights to the image of Marilyn Monroe.
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A games company agrees to a $1m (£620.000) settlement to resolve allegations it broke the law by installing Bitcoin-generating code on its users' PCs.
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UK Mail chief executive Guy Buswell talks about his firm's jump in profits and the newly-privatised Royal Mail.
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Has the Co-operative group done enough to save its reputation following the scandal involving Reverend Paul Flowers?
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The UK economy is in a sustained recovery and does not face major inflation risks, according to the Bank of England's latest minutes.
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Japan's exports see their biggest annual rise for three years thanks to a weak yen and improving global demand.
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A plan to allow people to run shorter "name.uk" websites rather than "name.co.uk" or other variants has been resurrected and will begin next year.
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A Scottish company which makes the traditional red post box says it fears its version is under threat after orders dried up.
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In South Africa 70% of under 35 year olds are out of work - but some surprising initiatives are springing up as Lerato Mbele reports.
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Michael Woodford, former president and CEO of Olympus, discusses how best to encourage whistleblowing.
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UK-built space station camera to video Earth
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Researcher Martha Koukidou from Oxitec explains how to rear GM fruit flies in preparation for the first European field trial of the insects.
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The Taxpayers' Alliance (TPA) is calling for a stamp duty cut in next month's Autumn Statement, claiming it "distorts the property market so much", and even government reviews have suggested it should be abandoned.
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Can home-made lasagne beat a ready meal on price?
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Energy firm Npower is selling a chunk of its electricity and gas customer accounts to Telecom Plus in a move that expands power supply choice.
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UK company awaits a decision on its application to carry out the first European field trial of a genetically modified insect.
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The Commons Environmental Audit Committee condemns "short-sighted" plans to scrap a green energy code for house builders saying it will lead to higher water and energy bills.
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Competition for homebuyers with little in savings is picking up as a building society unveils a string of new mortgage deals outside the Help to Buy scheme.
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West Yorkshire Police officers search the Bradford home of former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers over allegations he bought and used illegal drugs.
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Much more must be done to help the poorest families tackle problem debt, Conservative-leaning think tank the Centre for Social Justice says.
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The BBC visits the Big Easy to see how New Orleans is reinventing itself as a hub for technology start-ups.
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The man who can 'taste' every London Tube station
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Protests are due to take place outside the offices of major UK construction firms as lawsuits are filed over the practice of alleged blacklisting of construction workers.
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The man who found a way to fix his own heart
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