BA union set to announce strikes

The union representing BA cabin crew plans to announce strike dates later this morning, the BBC understands.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8563728.stm

2010-03-12 08:42:42 BNP teachers will not be banned

Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/8563044.stm

2010-03-12 07:49:11 MP calls for burkas to be banned in Britain

An MP has called for ministers to ban the wearing of burkas, branding it ''offensive'' and ''against the British way of life''.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7425027/MP-calls-for-burkas-to-be-banned-in-Britain.html

2010-03-12 01:21:37 Home Retail weathers Argos woes

Home Retail Group toasted an upgrade in full-year profit expectations yesterday, despite the dire January weather contributing to one of Argos's worst performances in its 37-year history in recent weeks.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/977ef57/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Chome0Eretail0Eweathers0Eargos0Ewoes0E1920A210A0Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-03-12 00:00:01 Morrisons sets sights on the South

Morrisons is to crank up its expansion programme into the South of England over the next three years after posting a 21 per cent rise in underlying profits for the past year.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/977fd44/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmorrisons0Esets0Esights0Eon0Ethe0Esouth0E1920A1770Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-03-12 00:00:01 Web censure 'curbs human rights'

Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8563084.stm

2010-03-11 19:50:22 Conservatives promise ultrafast broadband

The Conservative Party's Technology Manifesto includes commmitments to 100mbps broadband for most of the population and a 'Right to Data'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7422565/Conservatives-promise-ultrafast-broadband.html

2010-03-11 17:09:32 Microsoft's Bing sponsors The Simpsons

Microsoft has sponsored The Simpsons on Channel 4, as part of its multi million pound advertising campaign in the UK to promote Bing, its search engine.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/7422320/Microsofts-Bing-sponsors-The-Simpsons.html

2010-03-11 17:01:16 Morrisons profits soar amid record sales

Morrisons today hailed "another good year" as profits climbed 21 per cent and sales hit record levels.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/9748e5c/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmorrisons0Eprofits0Esoar0Eamid0Erecord0Esales0E19196740Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-03-11 08:18:45 JD Wetherspoon drinks in record profits

JD Wetherspoon, the pubs operator, reported record first-half profits of £36.2 million today and said that it would restore the dividend payments that it suspended one year ago after the recession sparked a collapse in trade.

http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/440135/s/9744c40/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cbusiness0Cindustry0Isectors0Cleisure0Carticle70A578250Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F1185799/story01.htm

2010-03-11 07:48:42 Afghan criticisms unfair, PM says

Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8561227.stm

2010-03-11 04:00:33 Sony shows off motion controller

Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8556882.stm

2010-03-11 03:57:11 High-speed rail line plan awaited

Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm

2010-03-11 02:33:05 Budget date gives clearest signal yet of 6 May election

Gordon Brown has given the clearest indication so far that he has decided on a 6 May election, revealing that the Government will set out what could be its last Budget just two weeks before he formally asks the Queen to dissolve Parliament.

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2010-03-11 00:00:01 Google widens assault on Microsoft's dominance of business softwear

Google is to broaden its assault on Microsoft's dominance of the market for business software by launching on online marketplace for other companies' enterprise products.

http://feeds.timesonline.co.uk/c/32313/f/463699/s/97315cf/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Ctech0Iand0Iweb0Carticle70A572290Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F10A63742/story01.htm

2010-03-10 19:50:20 Digital Economy Bill undermines plans for digital inclusion, warns BCS

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, says the Bill requires 'further consideration'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7415845/Digital-Economy-Bill-undermines-plans-for-digital-inclusion-warns-BCS.html

2010-03-10 18:08:13 £15m bonus payout as Northern Rock cuts losses

Northern Rock today said it was paying staff £14.9 million in bonuses after losses narrowed last year.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/9702eda/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cpound15m0Ebonus0Epayout0Eas0Enorthern0Erock0Ecuts0Elosses0E19190A30A0Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-03-10 08:00:17 Gordon Brown to warn economic 'storm' not yet over

Prime Minister promises to pull the economy out of the ''storm'', but insists recovery depends on holding to present course.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7410892/Gordon-Brown-to-warn-economic-storm-not-yet-over.html

2010-03-10 07:30:02 File-sharing sanctions 'unfair'

Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8559059.stm

2010-03-10 04:18:42 UK seeks Afghan political drive

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8559034.stm

2010-03-10 01:04:10 Alistair Darling 'to announce date of the budget'

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget this morning, the Treasury has disclosed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7409559/Alistair-Darling-to-announce-date-of-the-budget.html

2010-03-10 00:11:13 BA strike action talks to resume

Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8558399.stm

2010-03-10 00:04:31 Google sets its sights on television dominance

First it conquered the internet. Then it took on mobile phone providers. Now Google has set its sights on television.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7407983/Google-sets-its-sights-on-television-dominance.html

2010-03-09 22:08:25 Games migrate to the social side

The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8556676.stm

2010-03-09 14:25:58 Eurotunnel profits collapse after fire and wintry weather

Profits at Eurotunnel collapsed last year as the business was hit by a tunnel fire and wintry weather, the firm said today.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/96bb328/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ceurotunnel0Eprofits0Ecollapse0Eafter0Efire0Eand0Ewintry0Eweather0E191850A70Bhtml/story01.htm

2010-03-09 07:59:36 House price rises 'to ease off'

Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8555681.stm

2010-03-09 00:07:39 Retail sales rebound in February

Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8556796.stm

2010-03-09 00:02:19 Cameron rebuts Ashcroft criticism

David Cameron rejects claims he has mishandled the Lord Ashcroft tax row, saying he had clearly acted to settle the matter.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8556767.stm

2010-03-08 23:09:17 Microsoft's Courier device will be a digital journal

Leaked footage of Microsoft's dual-screen iPad challenger looks surprisingly impressive.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/7400461/Microsofts-Courier-device-will-be-a-digital-journal.html

2010-03-08 18:40:37 Microsoft launches first UK TV advertising campaign in bid to attract Google users

Microsoft is launching its first UK TV multimillion-pound TV advertising campaign to promote Bing, in a bid to steal search market share from Google.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7400065/Microsoft-launches-first-UK-TV-advertising-campaign-in-bid-to-attract-Google-users.html

2010-03-08 17:54:09
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