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   <title>Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed</title>
   <description>A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Strikes and ash extend BA losses</font><br><font face=arial size=3>BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48541000/jpg/_48541884_003000972-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>Disney sells Miramax film studios</title>
   <description>Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed</font><br><font face=arial size=3>A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48543000/jpg/_48543380_005199367-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>Deadline for tax credits renewal</title>
   <description>Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Disney sells Miramax film studios</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48542000/jpg/_48542912_007653739-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>Industry toasts beer sales rise</title>
   <description>Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.</description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Deadline for tax credits renewal</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Families face missing out on financial assistance if they miss Saturday's deadline to renew tax credits.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48540000/jpg/_48540978_006790813-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>US sees paper profit on bail-outs</title>
   <description>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.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Industry toasts beer sales rise</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48394000/jpg/_48394338_48394339.jpg"/>
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   <description>Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  US sees paper profit on bail-outs</font><br><font face=arial size=3>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.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/46420000/jpg/_46420779_007882100-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>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.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Chip sales boost Samsung profits</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48536000/jpg/_48536120_009798060-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Benefits face 'radical' shake-up</font><br><font face=arial size=3>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.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48540000/jpg/_48540083_009886915-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48536000/jpg/_48536720_bwin.jpg"/>
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   <description>The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Gambling firms reveal merger plan</font><br><font face=arial size=3>The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48540000/jpg/_48540091_009643249-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Jailed Enron boss requests bail</font><br><font face=arial size=3>The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/47820000/jpg/_47820415_toyota.jpg"/>
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   <title>Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail</title>
   <description>Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Toyota announces fresh car recall</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48536000/jpg/_48536734_nadir.jpg"/>
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   <description>Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/46630000/jpg/_46630255_003580656-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>Fixed retirement age to be axed</title>
   <description>People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. </description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Oil firms' profits almost double</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48187000/jpg/_48187553_009664100-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>FSA tightens bankers' pay rules</title>
   <description>The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Fixed retirement age to be axed</font><br><font face=arial size=3>People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. </font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48537000/jpg/_48537696_48537598.jpg"/>
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   <description>The billionaire co-founder of budget supermarket Aldi, Theo Albrecht dies, aged 88.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  FSA tightens bankers' pay rules</font><br><font face=arial size=3>The Financial Services Authority announces plans to update its guidelines on bankers' pay, affecting 2,500 firms.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48524000/jpg/_48524635_009876252-1.jpg"/>
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   <title>Beer giant loses fight for Budweiser name</title>
   <description>Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. </description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Aldi's 'elusive' billionaire co-founder dies </font><br><font face=arial size=3>The billionaire co-founder of budget supermarket Aldi, Theo Albrecht dies, aged 88.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48538000/jpg/_48538074_48538075.jpg"/>
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   <description>UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Beer giant loses fight for Budweiser name</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev suffers a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. </font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48523000/jpg/_48523207_estateagent4getty.jpg"/>
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   <description>A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings. </description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  House price inflation eases again</font><br><font face=arial size=3>UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48517000/jpg/_48517716_000238850-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opens its doors for the first time.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Landmark ruling on divorce money</font><br><font face=arial size=3>A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings. </font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48520000/jpg/_48520522_metrobank4.jpg"/>
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   <description>Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  New High Street bank opens doors</font><br><font face=arial size=3>The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years opens its doors for the first time.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48529000/jpg/_48529624_007520043-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Review warns of 60,000 job cuts</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48531000/jpg/_48531325_009769115-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  California in 'fiscal emergency'</font><br><font face=arial size=3>California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48193000/jpg/_48193763_009587586-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  China allows IMF report release</font><br><font face=arial size=3>China allows the publication of an International Monetary Fund staff report on its economy for the first time since 2006.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/47156000/jpg/_47156444_-32.jpg"/>
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   <description>Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 3% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  BSkyB profits on high definition</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48530000/jpg/_48530380_57611043.jpg"/>
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   <description>Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Results boost AstraZeneca shares </font><br><font face=arial size=3>Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 3% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48533000/jpg/_48533230_simandou_rdax.jpg"/>
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   <description>Consumer products giant Procter &amp; Gamble becomes the 11th big firm to sign an Olympics sponsorship deal covering London 2012.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  China agrees Guinea mining deal</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48485000/jpg/_48485059_wenlock_getty66.jpg"/>
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   <description>A new audit into Barcelona's finances reveals the club's debt is 442m euros (£369.5m) after a loss of more than 77m euros (£64.36m) last season.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  P&G in London 2012 Olympics deal</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble becomes the 11th big firm to sign an Olympics sponsorship deal covering London 2012.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48504000/jpg/_48504891_barca2.jpg"/>
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   <description>Small and medium-sized firms are asked to help raise funds for the British 2012 Olympic and Paralympic teams.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Extent of Barcelona debt revealed</font><br><font face=arial size=3>A new audit into Barcelona's finances reveals the club's debt is 442m euros (£369.5m) after a loss of more than 77m euros (£64.36m) last season.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48485000/jpg/_48485059_wenlock_getty66.jpg"/>
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   <description>Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  London 2012 eyes business backing</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Small and medium-sized firms are asked to help raise funds for the British 2012 Olympic and Paralympic teams.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48542000/jpg/_48542023_000152499-1.jpg"/>
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   <description>Young French people having difficulty finding affordable housing are being given the chance to help older members of society and put a roof over their own heads.</description>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Fuel protests: 'Three days from anarchy'</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Tom Feilden investigates whether the lessons on food security from the fuel protests 10 years ago have been learned</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48541000/jpg/_48541415_jex_766102_de28-1.jpg"/>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Novel take on French home shortage</font><br><font face=arial size=3>Young French people having difficulty finding affordable housing are being given the chance to help older members of society and put a roof over their own heads.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48542000/jpg/_48542445_009798053-1.jpg"/>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Puerto Rico struggles in the downturn</font><br><font face=arial size=3>With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. </font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48539000/jpg/_48539968_jex_765916_de27-1.jpg"/>
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      ;"><font face=arial size=6>  Tehran's tactics to beat ship sanction</font><br><font face=arial size=3>A look at how Iran's shipping industry stays one step ahead to minimise the impact of international sanction.</font><br><br><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/48541000/jpg/_48541099_jex_766038_de29-1.jpg"/>
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