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Bangladeshi clothing factory’s ‘miracle survivor’ makes a clean start
Thursday 06 June 2013
A garment worker who spent 17 days trapped in rubble has been offered a job in a hotel
Collapsed Bangladesh factory owner’s property seized as thousands of protesters demand death penalty
Tuesday 30 April 2013
The High Court ordered the government to “immediately” confiscate the property of a collapsed building’s owner, as thousands of protesters demanding the death penalty for the man clashed with police, leaving 100 people injured.
The 10 best polo shirts
Sunday 28 April 2013
Some might say the only acceptable short-sleeved shirt for a man is a sporty one. These are the most stylish examples
Veteran retailer Leighton joins Matalan as chairman
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Allan Leighton, the former chief executive of Asda and ex-chairman of Royal Mail, has been appointed chairman of the cheap clothes retailer Matalan.
Man hurt in shooting near Redditch snack bar
Saturday 07 July 2012
A man has been shot in the chest and leg after an argument broke out near a town centre snack bar, police said.
Big Buck's to get Aintree off to a rich start with record 17th win
Thursday 12 April 2012
Three-day Grand National meeting opens with a card for jumps connoisseurs
Matalan founder makes womenswear buy
Thursday 29 March 2012
John Hargreaves, the founder of Matalan, has acquired Fenn Wright Manson, the womenswear retailer, out of administration.
Benefits for work scheme dropouts as ministers bow to big business
Thursday 01 March 2012
Ministers made a crucial concession yesterday to critics of their work experience programme in an attempt to prevent a collapse in support for the controversial scheme.
Work experience dropouts won't lose benefits after all
Thursday 01 March 2012
Ministers made a crucial concession yesterday to critics of their work experience programme in an attempt to prevent a collapse in support for the controversial scheme.
Now Poundland snubs workfare programme
Friday 24 February 2012
The Government's under-fire scheme to get unemployed people back into jobs by having them work without pay suffered another blow after Poundland became the latest firm to withdraw and demand that ministers rethink the programme.
Employers reject jobs scheme that's all work and no pay
Saturday 18 February 2012
Backlash spreads against project that forces benefit claimants to give their time for free
Thousands of Peacocks staff braced for closures
Sunday 12 February 2012
The fate of more than 9,000 staff at Peacocks will be decided this week, as the high street's biggest administration since Woolworths in 2008 comes to a head.
The 10 Best vases
Tuesday 24 January 2012
1. Retro Yellow
£23, jasmineway.co.uk
There isn't anything subtle about this retro vase from Jasmineway but if you are looking for a statement vase, this is the one for you.
Matalan reveals Christmas sales boost
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Out-of-town fashion and homeware retailer Matalan today hailed its Christmas television advert as it revealed a surge in sales in the run-up to the festive period.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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