German growth goes into reverse
Germany’s economy shrank 0.2% in the last three months of 2004, upsetting hopes of a sustained recovery. The figures confounded…
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D’Arcy injury adds to Ireland woe
Gordon D’Arcy has been ruled out of the Ireland team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland in Murrayfield. Like…
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Lib Dems unveil election slogan
The Liberal Democrats will present themselves as “the real alternative” in the forthcoming general election campaign, Charles Kennedy has said.…
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Barclays shares up on merger talk
Shares in UK banking group Barclays have risen on Monday following a weekend press report that it had held merger…
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Digital UK driven by net and TV
The UK’s adoption of digital TV and broadband has helped make it the fourth most digitally-savvy nation in Europe, according…
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Hodges announces rugby retirement
Scarlets and USA Eagles forward Dave Hodges has ended his playing career to pursue a coaching role in the States.…
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Budget to set scene for election
Gordon Brown will seek to put the economy at the centre of Labour’s bid for a third term in power…
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Super Size Me wins writers’ award
Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock has won the Writers Guild of America’s award for documentary feature writing. The Oscar-nominated…
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US consumer confidence up
Consumers’ confidence in the state of the US economy is at its highest for five months and they are optimistic…
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Broadband fuels online change
Fast web access is encouraging more people to express themselves online, research suggests. A quarter of broadband users in Britain…
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