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Britain’s shoppers provide rare glimpse of economic sunshine

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:08:20 +0000

Strong retail sales growth and reports of improving demand for industrial exports provided a rare ray of sunshine for the British economy yesterday.

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Britain's shoppers provide rare glimpse of economic sunshine

Britain’s shoppers provide rare glimpse of economic sunshine

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:08:20 +0000

Strong retail sales growth and reports of improving demand for industrial exports provided a rare ray of sunshine for the British economy yesterday. Last month's retail sales were up 2.8 per cent by value, and 1.3 per cent by volume, compared with July last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed.

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Art, accessory auctions gather pace in India

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:20:53 +0000

Saffronart, the Mumbai-based online auction house, will close its sale of rare solitaire and unset diamonds Aug 18. The sale opened online Aug 16.

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Look back in anger: Why the comic writer Richard Russo is haunted by his home town

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:22:34 +0000

When Richard Russo was a child, his father called him by the pet name "strunz". The word was a rare signal of his Italian heritage: before emigrating to upstate New York, Russo's paternal grandparents lived near Rome.

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Digital Digest: 26/07/2010

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:21:06 +0000

Music TheHighDefinite.com Mash-ups used to feature just two bands; this latest effort from Brighton-based mash-up artist The Kleptones features no less than six bands music spliced together: The Beatles, The Beastie Boys, Boston, Cypress Hill, Rare Earth and Daft Punk.

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Amazon: Kindle e-book sales have overtaken hardback book sales

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:00:25 +0000

Amazon.com Inc.

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You wait ages to find one hoard of gold coins…

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:33:18 +0000

For 22 years, Dave Crisp had tramped out every week with his metal detector slung across his shoulder in the hope of finding a hoard of buried treasure that he promised his wife he would one day bring back home to her. After waiting for over two decades for the discovery that had so far eluded him, he stumbled across not just one rare Roman treasure trove of coins but two in the space of a ...

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Power games: can Nadal seize his rival’s crown?

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:11:10 +0000

The guests at the Wimbledon Champions' Dinner in London on Sunday night had already finished their rare sirloin of beef and were well into the golden supreme of south coast halibut by the time the star of the show appeared.

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One Minute With: Jennie Rooney

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:24:15 +0000

Where are you now and what can you see? In my flat in Dulwich. I have a nice view of trees quite a rare sight for London.

Anthony Burgess: More than ultraviolence

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:22:39 +0000

We've reserved three graves for you, Mr Burgess," went an anonymous letter delivered to the Midland Hotel, where Anthony Burgess was staying on a rare visit home to Manchester. "One for your body, one for your books and one for your ego."

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