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UK manufacturing output grew by 1.4% in the first quarter, official figures show, the fastest quarterly growth rate since 1999.
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How do you build a floating hotel that can withstand 100ft waves? The BBC's Sharanjit Leyl gets a tour of the latest 'floatel'.
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British Airways owner IAG says its losses in the first quarter of the year narrowed, helped by an improved performance from its Spanish airline Iberia.
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The Co-op Group is set to see its 30% stake in the Co-op Bank reduced further under a plan to raise £400m to shore-up the bank's finances.
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After years of wrangling, a deal between entertainment industry bodies and UK internet service providers to help combat piracy is imminent.
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Publicis and Omnicom, two of the world's biggest ad firms, scrap plans to create the world's biggest advertising company.
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Apple is in talks to buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics for $3.2bn, according to various media reports.
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A new report shows a rise in the number of permanent jobs in April, but highlights a shortage of skilled labour to fill new positions.
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The sustainable technologies helping firms cut bills
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Greater flexibility over pension savings announced in the Budget have been welcomed but there are concerns over new tax authority powers, MPs say.
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Ephemeral messaging service Snapchat settles with US regulators over charges it deceived users when it promised their messages would disappear.
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Chris Ewokor has been examining what Nigeria's security concerns mean for investment in Africa's biggest economy.
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Ukraine say it will not pay in advance for Russian gas at Gazprom's new, higher price, despite Russian claims that the nation owes too much and needs to pay.
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Vibram, the maker of FiveFingers "barefoot running shoes", agrees to a $3.75m class-action settlement over accusations the firm overstated the health benefits of the shoes.
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US Senator Carl Levin says he plans to introduce legislation into Congress that would close a loophole allowing US companies to move overseas and avoid US taxes.
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Barclays is to cut 19,000 jobs by 2016, with more than 9,000 to go in the UK, the bank has said. Chief executive Antony Jenkins speaks to the BBC's Kamal Ahmed.
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Tony Gallagher says the Press Complaints Commission replacement is set to be the "most draconian body imaginable".
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BT reports its first rise in consumer revenues after strong demand for fibre optic broadband and on demand TV.
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Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote says he will invest $2.3bn (£1.35bn) in the north of the country, where an insurgency has sparked international concern.
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The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association plans to block London's roads to protest against Uber's hi-tech car-hire service being allowed in the capital.
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The Bank of England holds UK interest rates at 0.5% for another month, and keeps the size of its bond-buying programme unchanged at £375bn.
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The European Central Bank keeps its benchmark interest rate at 0.25%, despite concerns that it should act to counter persistently low inflation.
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A third of adults would struggle to pass a GCSE in financial education, a study has found.
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The number of UK homes repossessed in the first three months of 2014 was up from the previous quarter but down 20% on a year earlier., figures show.
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British Gas owner Centrica says it expects to leave household energy prices unchanged for the rest of the year, despite a squeeze on profits.
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