VIDEO: How a freezing March affected small firms
15 Apr 2013 6:05:25
Businesses in North Yorkshire explain how the exceptionally cold weather in March has damaged their trade.
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New eyes to spy highest-energy skies
15 Apr 2013 5:22:07
Researchers unveil the first image from a new observatory in Mexico that can catch the highest-energy light ever seen on Earth.
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VIDEO: Danish fishermen call for seal cull
15 Apr 2013 3:39:46
Fishermen in Denmark have backed calls for a seal cull to protect dwindling fish stocks.
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Benefit payments cap roll-out begins
15 Apr 2013 3:37:07
A government-imposed limit on benefit payments begins in four London boroughs ahead of its introduction across England, Scotland and Wales.
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China's growth lower than forecast
15 Apr 2013 2:47:28
China's economy, the world's second-largest, performs worse than many analysts had expected in the first three months of the year.
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Rail cable theft delays 'in decline'
15 Apr 2013 1:38:06
Train delays caused by metal and cable theft halved in the last year, Network Rail figures show.
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Biofuels are "irrational strategy"
15 Apr 2013 0:29:11
A new report says the UK's use of biofuels is "irrational" and will cost motorists around £460 million over the next 12 months.
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Malaria hotspots 'need new approach'
14 Apr 2013 3:37:16
Malaria hotspots in countries where the disease has largely been eradicated need to be targeted in radical ways, US experts say.
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Scientists make 'lab-grown' kidney
14 Apr 2013 3:29:45
A kidney "grown" in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say.
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Charities turn to financial markets
14 Apr 2013 3:06:08
Charities look to the markets as traditional funding falters
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UK-EU relationship 'must change'
14 Apr 2013 3:04:21
Business lobby group British Chambers of Commerce says most UK businesses want to stay in Europe, with some powers brought back home.
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Firms count cost of cold weather
14 Apr 2013 3:01:59
Both retailers and small businesses say the exceptionally cold weather in March damaged business activity.
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Expats see business boom in Mid East
14 Apr 2013 2:54:02
The ups and downs of running a business as an expat
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China bird flu cases 'rise to 60'
14 Apr 2013 7:53:44
China reports 11 fresh cases of bird flu, with the virus now appearing in the central province of Henan and the capital Beijing.
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Crucial vote to decide Scottish football's future
14 Apr 2013 4:41:00
Scotland's clubs are going to vote on a proposed league restructure - BBC Scotland's Chris McLaughlin explains the background
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Rare plant boost after cliff cleared
14 Apr 2013 4:35:44
A rare plant finds a stronger foothold after scrub is cleared from cliffs in Gwynedd.
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First osprey's egg of season laid
14 Apr 2013 2:13:32
The first osprey egg of the year in Scotland has been laid in a nest at a secret site in the Borders.
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Cruelty to badgers 'almost doubles'
14 Apr 2013 9:54:51
The number of people prosecuted for cruelty to badgers has almost doubled in five years, new figures obtained by Labour suggest.
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VIDEO: Airbus to trim plane window seat size
14 Apr 2013 8:33:41
Airbus plans to reduce the size of its window seats to make room for wider ones in the aisles.
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VIDEO: Banks 'not handling complaints well'
14 Apr 2013 8:13:47
One-fifth of complaints to banks about current accounts are not being cleared up to the satisfaction of customers, according to consumer group Which?
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Scotland's debt 'could be lower'
14 Apr 2013 8:11:02
The Scottish government is proposing an independent Scotland could take on a public sector debt burden at just over half of the rate faced by the whole UK.
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McCluskey re-elected as Unite leader
14 Apr 2013 6:44:35
The general secretary of the UK's biggest trade union is re-elected for another five-year term of office.
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VIDEO: Interest free loans for Kuwaitis
14 Apr 2013 1:35:56
The Kuwaiti government has announced it will pay off $2.6bn to settle bank loans owed by about 48,000 Kuwaitis.
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VIDEO: Eco-tourism in Tunisia's new era
14 Apr 2013 1:33:41
A slump in the number of visitors to Tunisia since the country's revolution has forced those in the tourism industry to rethink their businesses.
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VIDEO: A childcare crisis in urban India?
14 Apr 2013 1:30:32
In urban India just one in every four women goes out to work, with social attitudes and a lack of opportunities partly to blame.
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