Brits 'fail' industry, David says
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R&B singer Craig David accuses the Brit Awards of failing to "represent" the true reality of the music business.
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"It's a real shame that Brits are avoiding visiting certain countries around the world due to language barriers and are therefore missing out on experiencing diverse cultures"  Britons avoid going on holiday to places where they cannot speak the language, a study said Friday, reporting sometimes embarrassingly low linguistic skills. via Middle East Times
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The Duke of York criticises the US administration for failing to heed British advice on post-war strategy in Iraq.
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Report: Soft PhDs no way to earn hard currency The UK's top scientific body has warned that the swarms of new PhDs being churned out by British universities include a falling proportion from scientific or technological disciplines. It is feared that this lack of knowhow may render Blighty uncompetitive in the hi-tech, value-added sectors which alone can support Western levels of affluence.â¦
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Business at the UK's financial services firms is falling at its fastest rate in almost 17 years, warns the CBI.
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"It is right that we are open with the public when we have fallen short and that we demonstrate that we take this very seriously indeed."  The British Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday it was suspending all phone-in contests and interactive quizzes after an investigation exposed several rigged competitions.The BBC, which has been battered by revelations about bogus contests and doctored footage, said an internal inquiry found that 'a small number of production staff ... have passed themselves off as viewers and listeners.'BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said seven such cases had been found.'We must now swiftly put our house in order,' he said. Read more
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London's FTSE 100 fell on Friday, after stronger banks failed to offset weakness in the food and beverages sector.
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Film production in the UK "will fall dramatically" because new tax laws threaten investment, producers say.
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An independent production company was to blame for the blunder that led to the BBC apologising to the Queen, the corporation has revealed.
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The Home Office suffered a "collective failure" over the records of Britons convicted abroad, a report says.
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The prime minister is accused of "dithering" and failing to deal quickly enough with the Northern Rock crisis.
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Gordon Brown is told previous governments are to blame for neglecting Northern Ireland's economy.
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David Cameron says that if the government nationalises Northern Rock it will be a "complete failure".
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Former minister urges UK not to gloat over its economic success. Larry Elliott and Mark Milner report from the CBI conference. Peter Mandelson, the UK&#39;s European commissioner designate, reopened his rift with
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British drug firms have defended the safety of two products which were deemed unsafe by an American expert. Dr David Graham listed five medicines which he said posed serious health risks during a US Senate hearing.
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MARK Thatcher has claimed his business career has been left in ruins and his life &quot;destroyed&quot; by charges he helped to bankroll a failed African coup.
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The computer industry faces a skills crisis, the president of the British Computer Society tells BBC News.