Businesses wilt under oil, rates and red tape
Confidence across British business is wilting under the impact of higher interest rates, record oil prices and a series of new regulations which are adding to costs,a lea...
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Inflation fall eases rate rise pressure
Inflation was at its lowest level since March today after figures for September showed the annual rate had fallen by 0.2% to 1.1%.
Significant reductions in air fares c...
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Gordon Strachan rates the teams
England
Paul Robinson 9
I've marked on current form and he's the league's best goalkeeper now. I can't see any weaknesses.
Gary Neville 8
Good tackler and organis...
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Bucking world trends, Africa's child death rate is rising
More infants die in sub-Saharan Africa now than a decade ago, largely because HIV/Aids has reversed advances in public health, the UN children's agency Unicef reports tod...
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Bank holds interest rates at 4.75%
There were no last-minute surprises from the Bank of England today as interest rates were frozen at 4.75% for the second month running.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Commit...
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Bears survey rates topography and see a plateau
Sterling's trade-weighted index closed last night at its lowest level for more than eight months - and no wonder. The mood in the City has turned bearish, with a sense th...
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Rates turn business into white elephant
Just like its large and lumbering animal namesake, the Elephant of inner-city Leeds has become an endangered species - but locals are now joining forces to try to keep it...
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Global breast cancer campaign aims to increase survival rates
Women in every part of the world are to be targeted in a new campaign launched today to raise awareness of the dangers of breast cancer.
The campaign, named Redefining H...
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Widening access rates (Northern Ireland)
Participation of under-represented groups in higher education:
Young full-time first degree entrants 2002/03 in Northern Ireland Total entrants % from
state schoo...
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Drop-out rates (England)
Non-continuation in higher education following year of entry:
Full-time first degree entrants 2001/02 in England % young
entrants
drop out of HE % mature
entrants...
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