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How to manage your workflow around the England game
The timing of England's game in the middle of a working afternoon puts football fans in a quandary. How to make sure the daily grind is done yet still get to watch the match? |
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Worker accused of shop murder bid
A shop worker is charged with the attempted murder of a colleague who was stabbed in a Manchester department store. |
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Martha Kearney's week
The BBC's Martha Kearney is unrepentant after listeners complain about her use of a certain Americanism. |
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Fire rips through bedding factory
Up to 60 firefighters tackle a warehouse fire in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. |
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Armed robbers target betting shop
Two betting shop workers hide in the toilets when robbers armed with an axe and hammer target the Manchester business. |
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Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery
A shopkeeper is stabbed and robbed as he locks up his business in Greater Manchester. |
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Jailed loan shark must return £1m
A loan shark who preyed on hundreds of vulnerable people is ordered to pay back £1.2m of his fortune. |
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Burnley rejects recession report
The leader of Burnley Council says the town is going places after a report said it would take it years to recover from the recession. |
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New vice chancellor at university
A modern languages specialist starts work as the new vice chancellor at Leeds Metropolitan University, |
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Baking business helps to beat demons
How setting up a successful cake-making business has helped one woman overcome the memories of her traumatic childhood. |
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Co-op enjoys Somerfield boost
Peter Marks, chief executive of the Co-operative Group, explains how the firm's takeover of supermarket rival Somerfield has transformed the business. |
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Man shot dead 'robbed of £10,000'
A man dies after being shot in the stomach as he left work at a money exchange company in Longsight, Manchester. |
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Should we stop buying Christmas presents?
Ever had a present from a far-flung aunt or an over-enthusiastic colleague that you really didn’t like but were socially obliged to use and pretend you loved? One economist is on a mission to stop this wasteful category of Christmas giving. |
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Small firms 'surviving' recession
A study shows almost half of small businesses have maintained profitability, refuting criticism by Lord Sugar. |
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Business body hits back at Sugar
The Federation of Small Businesses defends struggling small firms from criticism by government enterprise champion Lord Sugar. |
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City's Metrolink services return
Manchester city centre tram services return after a £22m upgrade with commuters getting free travel for putting up with the disruption. |
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A love/hate affair with Ryanair
Ryanair is one of the great success stories in the aviation industry, so why does it divide opinion so much, asks Vivian White, and why do people who don't like it still use it? |
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New high-speed rail plan unveiled
Network Rail proposes a new high-speed line linking Scotland and London, serving Birmingham and Manchester, by 2030. |
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Business reacts to fast rail link
Regional reaction to Network Rail's proposes new £34bn high-speed line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh with London. |
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A good time to start a business?
Radio 4 presenter Liz Barclay explains why it is a good idea to start up in business during a recession. |