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Loss of Antarctic ice has soared by 75 per cent in just 10 years |
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
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Parts of the ice sheets covering Antarctica are melting faster than predicted, with the net loss of ice probably accelerating in recent years because of global warming, a study has found. A satellite survey between 1996 and 2006 found that the net loss of ice from Antarctica rose by about 75 per cent as the movement of glaciers towards the sea speeded up. |
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More than half UK firms 'are more pessimistic' |
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Written by Independent
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Monday, 07 January 2008 |
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Corporate Britain's confidence in the stability of the UK economy fell to its lowest level in five years last month, with more than half of all UK firms claiming they feel more pessimistic about the economic outlook than they did three months ago. |
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Amazon enjoys its busiest ever Christmas |
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Written by Guardian
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Friday, 28 December 2007 |
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Online retail giant Amazon has had its busiest Christmas since opening in 1995, thanks to top-selling DVDs and Nintendo's Wii video game console. While there are fears of a downturn on the high street next year, the e-tailer is upbeat about the future of web shopping. |
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Friends Provident suspends withdrawals from £1.2bn property fund |
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Written by Guardian
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
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The global credit crunch claimed another victim today as Friends Provident suspended withdrawals from its £1.2bn property fund, prompting fears that billions of pounds held in unit trusts are now under threat. |
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Women still hampered by workplace inequality |
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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Women are still the victims of persistent gender inequality in the workplace, with very little change in their working conditions in Britain for almost two decades, according to a landmark report on Thursday. |
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Mayor launches green homes services for Londoners |
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
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The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today launched two "green homes" services aimed at providing residents with help and advice to reduce their household carbon dioxide emissions. |
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