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July 2005
- Water firms seek drought powers
- 2nd other top story (4/7/2005, 08:04 – 10:10)
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August 2005
- Government 'failing' small firms
- 5th other top story (14/8/2005, 03:29 – 05:36)
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- Windows 2000 worm hits US firms
- 4th other top story (17/8/2005, 18:10 – 19:25)
- 5th other top story (17/8/2005, 19:25 – 18/8/2005, 00:40)
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- Firms staying quiet over pensions
- 4th other top story (18/8/2005, 00:40 – 01:40)
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- UK law firms prepare Vioxx cases
- Main headline (20/8/2005, 05:30 – 10:45)
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- No 10 confirms Blair in Barbados
- 6th other top story (22/8/2005, 12:55 – 15:35)
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September 2005
- BAE 'payments to Pinochet firms'
- 7th other top story (15/9/2005, 02:55 – 06:50)
- 5th other top story (15/9/2005, 06:50 – 08:35)
- 6th other top story (15/9/2005, 08:35 – 09:10)
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October 2005
- NZ result confirms Labour victory
- 1st other top story (1/10/2005, 01:45 – 03:55)
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- 3rd other top story (1/10/2005, 05:40 – 06:45)
- 4th other top story (1/10/2005, 06:45 – 09:00)
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- Ministers and firms tackle climate
- 5th other top story (5/10/2005, 06:45 – 08:20)
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- Firms fined over Hatfield crash
- Main headline (7/10/2005, 12:00 – 8/10/2005, 01:25)
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- World Service confirms Arabic TV
- 5th other top story (25/10/2005, 13:00 – 13:25)
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- Iraq scandal taints 2,000 firms
- Left subheadline (27/10/2005, 16:40 – 18:05)
- 1st other top story (27/10/2005, 18:05 – 19:05)
- 2nd other top story (27/10/2005, 19:05 – 28/10/2005, 05:00)
- 1st other top story (28/10/2005, 05:00 – 06:00)
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November 2005
- Firms 'ramping up online prices'
- Right subheadline (15/11/2005, 12:55 – 19:50)
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- China confirms bird flu in humans
- 5th other top story (16/11/2005, 13:05 – 15:25)
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- Gaming firms in takeover bust-up
- 3rd other top story (21/11/2005, 10:10 – 10:50)
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January 2006
- Plan for disasters, firms urged
- 2nd other top story (2/1/2006, 04:15 – 06:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/1/2006, 06:00 – 08:00)
- 4th other top story (2/1/2006, 08:00 – 09:10)
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- Private firms to chase CSA debts
- 1st other top story (18/1/2006, 16:15 – 16:25)
- Main headline (18/1/2006, 16:25 – 21:15)
- Right subheadline (18/1/2006, 21:15 – 19/1/2006, 00:45)
- 3rd other top story (19/1/2006, 00:45 – 01:40)
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- UN 'confirms' Iran uranium move
- 2nd other top story (31/1/2006, 20:00 – 20:05)
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- UN confirms Iran uranium move
- 2nd other top story (31/1/2006, 20:05 – 20:10)
- 1st other top story (31/1/2006, 20:10 – 20:25)
- Left subheadline (31/1/2006, 20:25 – 20:30)
- 1st other top story (31/1/2006, 20:30 – 23:25)
- 2nd other top story (31/1/2006, 23:25 – 1/2/2006, 07:10)
- 3rd other top story (1/2/2006, 07:10 – 09:20)
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February 2006
- Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
- Right subheadline (2/2/2006, 05:40 – 07:10)
- 6th other top story (2/2/2006, 07:10 – 08:00)
- 1st other top story (2/2/2006, 08:05 – 08:10)
- 2nd other top story (2/2/2006, 08:10 – 09:10)
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- Food firms 'go own way on labels'
- 4th other top story (9/2/2006, 01:45 – 02:50)
- 3rd other top story (9/2/2006, 02:50 – 03:15)
- 4th other top story (9/2/2006, 03:15 – 05:10)
- 5th other top story (9/2/2006, 05:10 – 05:20)
- 6th other top story (9/2/2006, 05:20 – 08:25)
- Right subheadline (9/2/2006, 08:25 – 11:25)
- 3rd other top story (9/2/2006, 11:25 – 12:45)
- 4th other top story (9/2/2006, 12:45 – 12:50)
- 5th other top story (9/2/2006, 12:50 – 15:50)
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- Germany confirms bird flu cases
- 5th other top story (15/2/2006, 12:05 – 13:10)
- 6th other top story (15/2/2006, 13:10 – 17:10)
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- Net firms criticised over China
- 6th other top story (15/2/2006, 19:20 – 16/2/2006, 05:15)
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- Energy firms 'holding back gas'
- 1st other top story (16/2/2006, 23:20 – 17/2/2006, 02:10)
- 2nd other top story (17/2/2006, 02:10 – 04:25)
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- France confirms lethal bird flu
- Main headline (18/2/2006, 20:30 – 22:45)
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- France confirms bird flu strain
- Left subheadline (25/2/2006, 01:15 – 03:50)
- Main headline (25/2/2006, 03:50 – 09:40)
- Right subheadline (25/2/2006, 09:40 – 14:30)
- 1st other top story (25/2/2006, 14:30 – 21:10)
- 2nd other top story (25/2/2006, 21:10 – 23:05)
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April 2006
- Food firms 'lukewarm on health'
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 00:15 – 00:35)
- 5th other top story (4/4/2006, 00:35 – 03:05)
- 6th other top story (4/4/2006, 03:05 – 03:55)
- 7th other top story (4/4/2006, 03:55 – 08:40)
- 6th other top story (4/4/2006, 08:40 – 09:35)
- 5th other top story (4/4/2006, 09:35 – 09:40)
- 6th other top story (4/4/2006, 09:40 – 09:55)
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- BAE confirms possible Airbus sale
- Right subheadline (7/4/2006, 07:20 – 13:55)
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- Sales jump confirms M&S revival
- 3rd other top story (11/4/2006, 08:20 – 09:00)
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- Drug firms 'inventing diseases'
- 4th other top story (11/4/2006, 10:45 – 10:50)
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- 6th other top story (11/4/2006, 11:05 – 12:30)
- 5th other top story (11/4/2006, 12:30 – 13:40)
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- Iran confirms key nuclear advance
- Left subheadline (11/4/2006, 18:25 – 19:10)
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- Italy confirms Prodi poll victory
- Left subheadline (19/4/2006, 17:50 – 20/4/2006, 03:00)
- 5th other top story (20/4/2006, 03:00 – 03:50)
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May 2006
- Firms back 'bullied' shareholders
- 2nd other top story (13/5/2006, 08:40 – 09:00)
- 3rd other top story (13/5/2006, 09:00 – 09:50)
- 4th other top story (13/5/2006, 09:50 – 14:05)
- 5th other top story (13/5/2006, 14:05 – 14:25)
- 6th other top story (13/5/2006, 14:25 – 15:00)
- 5th other top story (13/5/2006, 15:00 – 15:50)
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- Vauxhall confirms 900 job losses
- Main headline (17/5/2006, 10:25 – 16:00)
- Left subheadline (17/5/2006, 16:00 – 20:00)
- 2nd other top story (17/5/2006, 20:00 – 22:30)
- 1st other top story (17/5/2006, 22:30 – 22:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/5/2006, 22:45 – 18/5/2006, 03:55)
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- Water firms given drought orders
- Right subheadline (25/5/2006, 11:40 – 13:00)
- 1st other top story (25/5/2006, 13:00 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (25/5/2006, 14:50 – 16:15)
- 3rd other top story (25/5/2006, 16:15 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (25/5/2006, 17:35 – 18:20)
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June 2006
- Iraqi PM confirms Zarqawi death
- Main headline (8/6/2006, 08:50 – 09:00)
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- Phone firms in £17bn network deal
- Left subheadline (19/6/2006, 07:35 – 07:45)
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- Phone firms merge in £17bn deal
- 1st other top story (19/6/2006, 07:45 – 08:35)
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- Phone firms in £17bn merger
- 1st other top story (19/6/2006, 08:35 – 09:00)
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- 3rd other top story (19/6/2006, 11:45 – 13:05)
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- US confirms Heathrow hijack plot
- 1st other top story (22/6/2006, 01:45 – 02:20)
- 2nd other top story (22/6/2006, 02:20 – 04:05)
- Right subheadline (22/6/2006, 04:05 – 04:15)
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- US confirms UK hijacking plot
- Right subheadline (22/6/2006, 04:15 – 08:10)
- 1st other top story (22/6/2006, 08:10 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (22/6/2006, 10:25 – 11:00)
- 3rd other top story (22/6/2006, 11:00 – 13:20)
- 4th other top story (22/6/2006, 13:20 – 14:15)
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- Drug firms attacked on marketing
- 3rd other top story (26/6/2006, 10:35 – 10:45)
- 4th other top story (26/6/2006, 10:45 – 13:10)
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July 2006
- Complaints about water firms rise
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 01:35 – 02:10)
- 1st other top story (13/7/2006, 02:10 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 07:50 – 07:55)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 07:55 – 10:20)
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- Reid 'in migrant threat to firms'
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2006, 05:35 – 10:45)
- 2nd other top story (16/7/2006, 10:45 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2006, 11:55 – 12:50)
- 4th other top story (16/7/2006, 12:50 – 15:35)
- 5th other top story (16/7/2006, 15:35 – 16:00)
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August 2006
- Web firms criticised over China
- 5th other top story (13/8/2006, 07:20 – 07:55)
- 6th other top story (13/8/2006, 07:55 – 09:35)
- 7th other top story (13/8/2006, 09:35 – 10:10)
- 8th other top story (13/8/2006, 10:10 – 10:35)
- 6th other top story (13/8/2006, 10:35 – 11:25)
- 5th other top story (13/8/2006, 11:25 – 16:55)
- 6th other top story (13/8/2006, 16:55 – 17:35)
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- Tobacco firms lose US lawsuit
- 3rd other top story (18/8/2006, 04:05 – 06:05)
- 4th other top story (18/8/2006, 06:05 – 08:35)
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- Firms 'still underpaying staff'
- 3rd other top story (22/8/2006, 08:30 – 08:40)
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September 2006
- Blair confirms plan to stand down
- Main headline (7/9/2006, 15:05 – 15:20)
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- I will quit within year, Blair confirms
- Main headline (7/9/2006, 15:20 – 18:30)
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- I will quit within a year, PM confirms
- Main headline (7/9/2006, 18:30 – 8/9/2006, 05:55)
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- Rail firms fined over derailment
- 4th other top story (12/9/2006, 11:00 – 11:30)
- Right subheadline (12/9/2006, 11:30 – 11:55)
- 4th other top story (12/9/2006, 11:55 – 14:50)
- 5th other top story (12/9/2006, 14:50 – 15:00)
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- State sues car firms on climate
- Left subheadline (21/9/2006, 01:15 – 02:20)
- Right subheadline (21/9/2006, 02:20 – 05:15)
- 1st other top story (21/9/2006, 05:15 – 07:45)
- 2nd other top story (21/9/2006, 07:45 – 08:35)
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- Airbus confirms more A380 delays
- Right subheadline (21/9/2006, 08:35 – 11:05)
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- Airbus confirms A380 delays
- 2nd other top story (21/9/2006, 11:05 – 11:45)
- 3rd other top story (21/9/2006, 11:45 – 13:00)
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October 2006
- Trust confirms 49 superbug deaths
- Left subheadline (1/10/2006, 13:25 – 22:45)
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- Gambling firms face US pull-out
- 2nd other top story (2/10/2006, 08:10 – 08:20)
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- Gambling firms see shares plunge
- 2nd other top story (2/10/2006, 08:20 – 08:25)
- Right subheadline (2/10/2006, 08:25 – 11:15)
- 1st other top story (2/10/2006, 11:15 – 12:55)
- Left subheadline (2/10/2006, 12:55 – 15:00)
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- Firms urged to help mentally ill
- 3rd other top story (10/10/2006, 01:15 – 01:30)
- 2nd other top story (10/10/2006, 01:30 – 08:20)
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- High tax 'forces firms out of UK'
- 3rd other top story (10/10/2006, 02:40 – 04:00)
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- 5th other top story (10/10/2006, 05:10 – 08:20)
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- Firms urged to help mentally ill
- 3rd other top story (10/10/2006, 08:20 – 10:05)
- 4th other top story (10/10/2006, 10:05 – 11:10)
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- US test 'confirms' N Korea claim
- Main headline (14/10/2006, 04:40 – 13:05)
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- US confirms N Korea nuclear test
- Left subheadline (16/10/2006, 17:05 – 17:20)
- 1st other top story (16/10/2006, 17:20 – 17/10/2006, 02:15)
- Left subheadline (17/10/2006, 02:15 – 02:45)
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November 2006
- Hezbollah confirms Israel talks
- 1st other top story (1/11/2006, 01:45 – 04:50)
- Left subheadline (1/11/2006, 04:50 – 07:40)
- Main headline (1/11/2006, 07:40 – 10:50)
- 4th other top story (1/11/2006, 10:50 – 11:30)
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- Water firms facing massive fines
- 4th other top story (7/11/2006, 14:50 – 17:50)
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December 2006
- Probe 'threat' to British firms
- 2nd other top story (4/12/2006, 17:55 – 19:45)
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- 2nd other top story (4/12/2006, 19:50 – 20:15)
- 3rd other top story (4/12/2006, 20:15 – 5/12/2006, 00:05)
- 4th other top story (5/12/2006, 00:05 – 01:35)
- 5th other top story (5/12/2006, 01:35 – 01:40)
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- Paris riot probe confirms chase
- 1st other top story (7/12/2006, 16:50 – 20:55)
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- UK firms 'exploiting Bangladesh'
- 4th other top story (8/12/2006, 04:15 – 05:10)
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- 4th other top story (8/12/2006, 08:50 – 11:10)
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- Temps must fight 'Scrooge firms'
- 4th other top story (25/12/2006, 02:25 – 06:10)
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January 2007
- Japan confirms bird flu outbreak
- 5th other top story (16/1/2007, 08:25 – 10:50)
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- Water firms lift hosepipe ban
- 1st other top story (18/1/2007, 02:10 – 04:00)
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- 1st other top story (18/1/2007, 07:45 – 08:35)
- 2nd other top story (18/1/2007, 08:35 – 12:35)
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- PFI firms 'make £23bn NHS profit'
- 2nd other top story (20/1/2007, 01:45 – 04:05)
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- China confirms satellite downed
- Main headline (23/1/2007, 08:40 – 12:55)
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February 2007
- US firms pay up over stunt scare
- 7th other top story (5/2/2007, 22:35 – 22:40)
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- Car firms facing pollution curbs
- Right subheadline (7/2/2007, 08:20 – 10:15)
- 1st other top story (7/2/2007, 10:15 – 10:25)
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- 4th other top story (7/2/2007, 11:00 – 13:55)
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- Right subheadline (7/2/2007, 15:00 – 15:40)
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- Car firms attack pollution plans
- Right subheadline (7/2/2007, 18:10 – 8/2/2007, 01:45)
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- Hain's charity plea to City firms
- 6th other top story (11/2/2007, 00:50 – 01:55)
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- Leading holiday firms to merge
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- NHS paying too much to drug firms
- Left subheadline (19/2/2007, 21:15 – 20/2/2007, 01:50)
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- Poor basic skills 'costing firms'
- Left subheadline (20/2/2007, 01:50 – 03:15)
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- NHS paying too much to drug firms
- Main headline (20/2/2007, 01:50 – 05:25)
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- Poor basic skills 'costing firms'
- 1st other top story (20/2/2007, 03:15 – 05:50)
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- NHS 'paying too much to drug firms'
- Main headline (20/2/2007, 05:25 – 07:20)
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- Poor basic skills 'costing firms'
- 2nd other top story (20/2/2007, 05:50 – 07:30)
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- Airbus confirms 10,000 job cuts
- Main headline (28/2/2007, 14:35 – 19:10)
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March 2007
- Petrol firms say fuel not faulty
- Main headline (1/3/2007, 09:35 – 16:05)
- Left subheadline (1/3/2007, 16:05 – 16:55)
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- Firms curb supplies in fuel scare
- Left subheadline (2/3/2007, 20:55 – 22:20)
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- 5th other top story (3/3/2007, 05:20 – 06:15)
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- Construction firms agree merger
- 3rd other top story (26/3/2007, 08:20 – 11:20)
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April 2007
- Firms urged to help smokers quit
- 2nd other top story (25/4/2007, 08:55 – 09:15)
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- Disability terms 'put firms off'
- 5th other top story (28/4/2007, 05:20 – 08:00)
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May 2007
- Complaints about water firms rise
- 6th other top story (17/5/2007, 05:40 – 08:35)
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- Record firms win £41m damages
- 2nd other top story (29/5/2007, 19:10 – 22:15)
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