Band Aid sells 72,000 on day one
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More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.
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Britain is leading the drive to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami, with public donations of up to Â£1m an hour.
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When a band sells 3 million copies of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with a few drinks.
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Bookmakers have begun taking bets on a new version of Band Aid being Christmas number one even before an official announcement it is being re-recorded.
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A company that many expected never to make it to launch has opened up offering 770,000 songs
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The reworked Band Aid charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" held tight to its top spot in the UK pop charts Sunday, bringing it a step closer to becoming the coveted Christmas No. 1.
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London - British shops are preparing for the new Band Aid record, which goes on sale on Monday. Sales of Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas are expected to be massive, with the song expected to go straight to the top of the charts and stay there until Christmas.
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ENCOURAGINGLY for the cash-strapped Western Australian Cricket Association, all but about 300 public seating tickets for day one of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA Ground have been sold.
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When a band sells 3 million copies  of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with  a few drinks.
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The number of luxury homes sold in Britain has risen by more than 60%, with some areas recording their first Â£1m sale.
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Business & money: Festive week sees 8% jump on previous year with record takings on first  day of January sale
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Australian insurer AMP returned to the black in the first half of the year with net profits of A$378m (£150m) after a disastrous foray into Britain pushed it A$2.16 billion into the red last year.
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A remake of the melancholy Christmas tune, Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas, released as a charity single by many of Britain&#39;s top bands, has sold 95,000 copies on its first day of release.
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BAND AID 20 has sold almost 100,000 copies on its first day of sales, putting it on an easy course to reach number one. Mercury Records, who have released the single on behalf of the Band Aid Trust, reckon
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Aviva, the biggest British insurer, said sales of its worldwide life and pensions rose by 7.0 percent to 1.84 billion pounds (2.64 billion euros, 3.37 billion dollars) in the nine months to September, as it looked to further expand operations in Asia.
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Video game Halo 3 earns more than Â£85m (Â£170m) in sales in its first 24 hours on release.
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More than 13.3 million viewers watch the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.