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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:50 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:03 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/uk/business(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/20a9548a-d623-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20a9548a-d623-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlBritain's black economy is proving far more robust than its official counterpart, according to an authoritative study across developed countriesFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3303022-d5fe-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3303022-d5fe-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe administrators of First Quench, owners of Threshers and Wine Rack chains, said it would cut almost 1,900 jobs and close hundreds more storesFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government has put forward legislation to tackle illegal file-sharing and abuse of internet domain names, protect local news provision and add age ratings to video gamesFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/48bd1e38-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48bd1e38-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlTransactions by British Airways and Cable and Wireless have left questions over which assets are available to repair the huge deficits that schemes of both employers now carryThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc592d20-d536-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc592d20-d536-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of homes being built has risen to its highest level for more than a year Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK employers' group has supported Conservative plans to cut the budget deficit swiftly and sharply, rejecting Gordon Brown's eight-year timetable to reduce the national debtThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British Chambers of Commerce is asking the government for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation amid fears that small companies in particular will struggle to absorb a concentrated wave of regulationThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/70d8e40c-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70d8e40c-d538-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAnger over 'undefined, unprecedented powers' being taken on to tackle internet piracyThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:32:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fdff5bc-d4f6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fdff5bc-d4f6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe recent rebound in house prices is spilling over into growing demand for household goods, according to the official data on retail sales, leading to renewed optimism the UK will return to growth in the fourth quarterThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e03b667a-d534-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlScottish fishermen are offering to change the way they fish to persuade the European Union to relax rules that require them to throw large amounts of high-quality fish back in the sea if their catchincludes species not allowed under quotasThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d24036a-d547-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d24036a-d547-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds not in employment, education or training rose sharply last quarter, underlining the recession's impact on jobs for young peopleThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6d2266a-d47a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6d2266a-d47a-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlGrowth in the number of women on FTSE 100 boards has stalled over the past year, in spite of concern that male domination of the corporate world may have contributed to the global financial crisisWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:29:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f89b9360-d47c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f89b9360-d47c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlPaul Myners, City minister, is to tell Britain's bankers to stop whingeing about regulation and understand that London's future success must be underpinned by sound rulesWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:44:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0262e94c-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0262e94c-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlWe need a new understanding – that banking that only works in good times is not competitive, writes Paul Myners Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d816895e-d3d9-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d816895e-d3d9-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlDecision brings to an end a highly public seven-month succession process for the UK broadcasterWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:50:24 +0000