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Ford cost-cutting could lead to 1,000 job losses at Bridgend plant
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Ford cost-cutting could lead to 1,000 job losses at Bridgend plant

Ford is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs in the UK over two years, with more than half the workf...

Car industry malaise drags down UK GDP growth to 0.3%
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Car industry malaise drags down UK GDP growth to 0.3%

The British economy slowed in the three months to November as car manufacturing went into reverse am...

Greggs struggles to keep up with demand for vegan sausage rolls
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Greggs struggles to keep up with demand for vegan sausage rolls

The new vegan sausage roll launched by Greggs is “flying off the shelves”, leaving Britain’s biggest...

Ferry firm insists it will be ready for no-deal Brexit
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Ferry firm insists it will be ready for no-deal Brexit

**The firm with the government contract to run ferries between Ramsgate and Ostend has insisted it w...

How worried should we be about China's economy?
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How worried should we be about China's economy?

**The cracks in China's economy appear to be widening, with signs of weakening growth amid a backgro...

Andy Murray makes winning return in Brisbane with defeat of James Duckworth
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Andy Murray makes winning return in Brisbane with defeat of James Duckworth

**Andy Murray made a winning start to 2019 but said he does not know how much longer he will be able...

Four-day week: 'Time is one of the best gifts of all'
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Four-day week: 'Time is one of the best gifts of all'

**Staff at medical communications agency Synergy Vision have been given the gift of time in the run...

US stocks suffer worst week in a decade
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US stocks suffer worst week in a decade

**US stocks suffered one of the worst weekly falls in a decade as trade tensions with China, interes...

Gatwick Airport drone chaos: Can I get compensation?
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Gatwick Airport drone chaos: Can I get compensation?

**Passengers whose travel plans continue to be disrupted at Gatwick after the runway was closed for...

Ghosn: Auto tycoon re-arrested on new charges
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Ghosn: Auto tycoon re-arrested on new charges

**Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested on fresh charges, Japanese media report,...

Fed raises rates despite Trump opposition
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Fed raises rates despite Trump opposition

**The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again, in spite of warnings from Donald Trump agains...

Final tennis corruption report recommends no live streaming of lowest-tier events
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Final tennis corruption report recommends no live streaming of lowest-tier events

**A final report into corruption in tennis says there should be no live streaming, or scoring data p...

Brexit: 'Horrified' firms warn time is running out
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Brexit: 'Horrified' firms warn time is running out

**British business groups have criticised politicians for focusing on in-fighting rather than prepar...

Former CBS boss Les Moonves denied $120m exit pay
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Former CBS boss Les Moonves denied $120m exit pay

**Les Moonves, the former boss of CBS, will not receive a $120m (£95m) severance package after an in...

BA to resume flights to Pakistan
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BA to resume flights to Pakistan

**British Airways is to restart flights to Pakistan next year, more than 10 years after it halted se...

Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fines
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Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fines

**Directors of firms that cold-call consumers can now be fined up to £500,000 under new rules that h...

Workplace reforms 'will protect gig economy workers'
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Workplace reforms 'will protect gig economy workers'

Workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees or "gig economy" workers are to be better protected...

1MDB: Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and two bankers
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1MDB: Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and two bankers

**Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former employees in connection w...

Light at the end of the tunnel for UN climate talks
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Light at the end of the tunnel for UN climate talks

A deal on the rules that govern the Paris climate accord appeared within grasp Saturday, as official...

Cohen says Trump knew hush money payment was wrong
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Cohen says Trump knew hush money payment was wrong

**US President Donald Trump's former lawyer insists Mr Trump knew making hush money payments during...