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Paedophile gets job at nursery after failed safety checks

02.10.09
Paedophile given job at a south London nursery after it failed to carry out security checks, it admitted... more

Rents fall as city jobs are cut

25.02.09
Rental rates are falling in central London as a surplus of new property and job cuts in the financial sector contribute to a drop in asking prices... more

Economists question Darling's optimism

25.11.08
Leading economists have questioned Alistair Darling's optimism about when Britain will begin to recover from the recession... more

Last call for the restaurant car

21.11.08
The last sit-down restaurant car on London's commuter network has been axed.... more

City bets on rate cut of more than a half-point

04.11.08
The City is betting the Bank of England could cut interest rates by more than half a percentage point as it fights recession... more

Coroner condemns RAF over 'shoddy' records on 10 Hercules deaths

22.10.08
The coroner in the inquest of 10 servicemen killed when their Hercules plane was shot down in Iraq has launched a bitter attack on the RAF... more

Politics' favourite euphemism

24.09.08
Ruth Kelly is the latest in a line of ministers who quit to spend "more time with the family" - a euphemism for frustration since Norman Fowler left the Thatcher Cabinet in 1990... more

Small-scale production to placate Pinewood locals

19.09.08
Plans to build more than 2,000 homes on green-belt land as part of a revamp of Pinewood Studios have been scaled back - but local opposition remains fierce... more

Gloom grows as rate-setters meet

04.06.08
Bank of England buffeted by blizzard of dismal economic news as it met to set interest rates for June... more

Nathan Robertson is facing a fitness race

22.05.08
Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson is facing a race against time to be fit to partner Gail Emms in the mixed doubles at this summer's Olympics... more

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