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01/06/2009 07:55 AM
Warnings issued amid Arctic chill
The Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight.


01/06/2009 07:52 AM
Sales fall at Next and Debenhams
Next and Debenhams see sales fall over the Christmas period, as a survey puts UK consumer confidence at a new low.


01/06/2009 12:11 AM
Warning over 'clean' power plans
New coal and gas-fired power stations should not be approved without guarantees carbon capture technology will work, UK government advisers say.


01/06/2009 12:05 AM
How Waterford Wedgwood cracked
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood - 250 years after Wedgwood was founded in Stoke-on-Trent and 226 years after Waterford was founded in Ireland - has come as a shock to many. It shouldn't have.


01/06/2009 12:02 AM
Blackpool strives for better future
Grand but faded Blackpool strives to transform itself from a tawdry seaside resort into a more enticing place to visit and to live.