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  • Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:26:13 +0000
    Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
  • Strikes and ash extend BA losses
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:22:45 +0000
    BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
  • US sees paper profit on bail-outs
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:34 +0000
    Assets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.
  • Disney sells Miramax film studios
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:16:58 +0000
    Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.

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  • Bail for fugitive tycoon Nadir
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25:27 +0000
    Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, is granted bail.
  • Widow's relief as remains found
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:21:16 +0000
    The widow of a man believed to have been killed by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.
  • Points failure caused rail crash
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:20:20 +0000
    A points failure caused the Potters Bar train crash which killed seven people, an inquest jury decides.
  • Suspect mail at US' Paris embassy
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:16:28 +0000
    Staff at the US embassy in Paris are given medical checks after a suspicious package is found but tests say it is not harmful.

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