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Pilkington to cut operations - 150 jobs at risk

Nippon Sheet Glass, the Japanese owner of glass manufacturer Pilkington, has announced it to close down some of its operations in St Helens with the loss of up to 150 jobs.

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Unilever in ACAS pension talks

Peace talks are to be held in a bid to resolve a row over pensions at consumer goods giant Unilever, it was announced today.

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BT in ultra-fast broadband pledge

Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion today by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.

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'Bankers pay too high, says RBS boss

Bankers' pay is too high and needs to be "corrected", the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Philip Hampton said today.

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Game shares rise 40 per cent on revised finances

Struggling computer games retailer Game has been handed a lifeline after its lenders agreed to revise the firm's banking facilities.

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Britain will enter recession, says National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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Nobel Prize winning scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov to run Manchester's £45m graphene research centre

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ChennaiDosa Indian restaurant to open - 25 jobs

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European Regional Development Fund Programme provides £20m for business start-ups

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Record year for BCL Legal

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eoSemi secures£1.5m funding

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Busy ending to 2011 for Damar Training

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Over 7,000 jobs to go in fresh cuts at AstraZeneca

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Comet’s £2 sale set for completion

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Glencore and Xstrata in merger talks

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Stansted Airport ruling is boost for Manchester Airports Group

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Facebook in massive stock flotation

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Shell profits soar 54 per cent to £18bn

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