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September 2005
- Special Branch to close in merger
- 3rd other top story (9/9/2005, 07:30 – 08:05)
- 4th other top story (9/9/2005, 08:05 – 08:35)
- 5th other top story (9/9/2005, 08:35 – 08:40)
- 4th other top story (9/9/2005, 08:40 – 08:45)
- 5th other top story (9/9/2005, 08:45 – 08:50)
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October 2005
- Boots set for merger with rival
- 1st other top story (1/10/2005, 14:40 – 15:55)
- 2nd other top story (1/10/2005, 15:55 – 16:30)
- 1st other top story (1/10/2005, 16:30 – 19:10)
- 2nd other top story (1/10/2005, 19:10 – 22:25)
- 3rd other top story (1/10/2005, 22:25 – 2/10/2005, 00:00)
- 4th other top story (2/10/2005, 00:00 – 03:50)
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- Intensive talks on Boots merger
- 3rd other top story (2/10/2005, 13:10 – 13:50)
- 2nd other top story (2/10/2005, 13:50 – 13:55)
- 4th other top story (2/10/2005, 13:55 – 16:40)
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- Boots announces £7bn merger deal
- Right subheadline (3/10/2005, 07:40 – 07:55)
- Main headline (3/10/2005, 07:55 – 12:50)
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- Boots announces merger deal
- 2nd other top story (3/10/2005, 12:50 – 14:40)
- 3rd other top story (3/10/2005, 14:40 – 16:15)
- 4th other top story (3/10/2005, 16:15 – 16:30)
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- 1,000 jobs to go in Boots merger
- 4th other top story (3/10/2005, 16:30 – 22:00)
- 5th other top story (3/10/2005, 22:00 – 23:20)
- 6th other top story (3/10/2005, 23:20 – 4/10/2005, 00:05)
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December 2005
- Virgin 'plans NTL merger'
- Right subheadline (4/12/2005, 13:35 – 5/12/2005, 01:35)
- 1st other top story (5/12/2005, 01:35 – 01:45)
- 2nd other top story (5/12/2005, 01:45 – 03:20)
- 6th other top story (5/12/2005, 07:20 – 07:30)
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- NTL and Virgin in merger talks
- 2nd other top story (5/12/2005, 07:30 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (5/12/2005, 08:00 – 08:05)
- 4th other top story (5/12/2005, 08:05 – 09:55)
- 5th other top story (5/12/2005, 09:55 – 11:35)
- 4th other top story (5/12/2005, 11:35 – 11:45)
- 5th other top story (5/12/2005, 11:45 – 12:10)
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January 2006
- Police lobby MPs on force mergers
- 2nd other top story (25/1/2006, 10:10 – 10:20)
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- Police lobby MPs on mergers
- 2nd other top story (25/1/2006, 10:20 – 10:30)
- 4th other top story (25/1/2006, 10:30 – 10:40)
- 5th other top story (25/1/2006, 10:40 – 12:05)
- 6th other top story (25/1/2006, 12:05 – 12:35)
- 5th other top story (25/1/2006, 12:35 – 13:10)
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February 2006
- Police merger proposals unveiled
- 3rd other top story (6/2/2006, 14:35 – 15:40)
- 4th other top story (6/2/2006, 15:40 – 15:50)
- 3rd other top story (6/2/2006, 15:50 – 16:10)
- 4th other top story (6/2/2006, 16:10 – 17:15)
- 3rd other top story (6/2/2006, 17:15 – 18:10)
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April 2006
- Police merger plan given go-ahead
- Left subheadline (11/4/2006, 13:40 – 13:45)
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- Police merger plan given go-ahead
- Left subheadline (11/4/2006, 13:45 – 14:40)
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- Police merger given go-ahead
- 2nd other top story (11/4/2006, 14:40 – 15:50)
- 3rd other top story (11/4/2006, 15:50 – 16:25)
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- Police merger plan draws protest
- Right subheadline (12/4/2006, 01:45 – 08:00)
- 1st other top story (12/4/2006, 08:00 – 08:15)
- 2nd other top story (12/4/2006, 08:15 – 09:35)
- 3rd other top story (12/4/2006, 09:35 – 10:15)
- 4th other top story (12/4/2006, 10:15 – 10:30)
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May 2006
- Many oppose police mergers - poll
- 1st other top story (20/5/2006, 03:10 – 03:15)
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- Many 'oppose police mergers'
- 1st other top story (20/5/2006, 03:15 – 06:40)
- 2nd other top story (20/5/2006, 06:40 – 07:40)
- 3rd other top story (20/5/2006, 07:40 – 09:10)
- 4th other top story (20/5/2006, 09:10 – 11:20)
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- Police mergers facing legal test
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2006, 00:45 – 00:55)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2006, 00:55 – 02:45)
- Left subheadline (31/5/2006, 02:45 – 05:40)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2006, 05:40 – 06:00)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2006, 06:00 – 08:35)
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2006, 08:35 – 08:40)
- 5th other top story (31/5/2006, 08:40 – 09:40)
- 6th other top story (31/5/2006, 09:40 – 10:00)
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June 2006
- GMB rejects 'super union' merger
- Right subheadline (14/6/2006, 20:25 – 20:55)
- 1st other top story (14/6/2006, 20:55 – 15/6/2006, 03:00)
- 2nd other top story (15/6/2006, 03:00 – 03:40)
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- Phone firms in £17bn merger
- 1st other top story (19/6/2006, 08:35 – 09:00)
- 2nd other top story (19/6/2006, 09:00 – 11:45)
- 3rd other top story (19/6/2006, 11:45 – 13:05)
- 4th other top story (19/6/2006, 13:05 – 13:30)
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July 2006
- Hospital trusts halved in mergers
- 2nd other top story (1/7/2006, 06:00 – 07:50)
- 3rd other top story (1/7/2006, 07:50 – 10:30)
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- Forces back out of merger plans
- 6th other top story (11/7/2006, 06:40 – 08:20)
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- Police force mergers called off
- Right subheadline (12/7/2006, 11:55 – 12:40)
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- Police mergers 'still on agenda'
- Right subheadline (12/7/2006, 12:40 – 12:55)
- 2nd other top story (12/7/2006, 12:55 – 13:45)
- 3rd other top story (12/7/2006, 13:45 – 16:25)
- 4th other top story (12/7/2006, 16:25 – 18:15)
- 5th other top story (12/7/2006, 18:15 – 20:05)
- 6th other top story (12/7/2006, 20:05 – 21:50)
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- Police bill government on mergers
- 6th other top story (21/7/2006, 18:00 – 22/7/2006, 00:20)
- 5th other top story (22/7/2006, 00:20 – 00:30)
- 6th other top story (22/7/2006, 00:30 – 02:25)
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September 2006
- Axed police mergers cost millions
- 3rd other top story (11/9/2006, 10:50 – 10:55)
- 4th other top story (11/9/2006, 10:55 – 11:40)
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November 2006
- ITV rejects NTL merger move
- 4th other top story (21/11/2006, 13:55 – 16:35)
- 5th other top story (21/11/2006, 16:35 – 16:50)
- 4th other top story (21/11/2006, 16:50 – 19:10)
- 5th other top story (21/11/2006, 19:10 – 21:05)
- 6th other top story (21/11/2006, 21:05 – 21:10)
- 5th other top story (21/11/2006, 21:10 – 22:00)
- 6th other top story (21/11/2006, 22:00 – 22/11/2006, 05:15)
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February 2007
- Army units get ready for mergers
- 2nd other top story (1/2/2007, 07:25 – 07:30)
- 3rd other top story (1/2/2007, 07:30 – 07:55)
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- UK co-ops agree merger terms
- 1st other top story (17/2/2007, 02:30 – 08:05)
- 2nd other top story (17/2/2007, 08:05 – 08:15)
- 3rd other top story (17/2/2007, 08:15 – 08:45)
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March 2007
- Construction firms agree merger
- 3rd other top story (26/3/2007, 08:20 – 11:20)
- 4th other top story (26/3/2007, 11:20 – 11:25)
- 6th other top story (26/3/2007, 11:25 – 13:10)
- 5th other top story (26/3/2007, 13:10 – 14:05)
- 6th other top story (26/3/2007, 14:05 – 15:55)
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April 2007
- UK and US unions in merger talks
- 3rd other top story (6/4/2007, 00:45 – 01:55)
- 2nd other top story (6/4/2007, 01:55 – 02:00)
- 3rd other top story (6/4/2007, 02:00 – 07:25)
- 2nd other top story (6/4/2007, 07:25 – 07:30)
- 1st other top story (6/4/2007, 07:30 – 08:20)
- 2nd other top story (6/4/2007, 08:20 – 11:45)
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