UK learning exports 'worth Â£28bn'
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The export value of UK education and training is Â£28bn, more than financial services, a report says.
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Lloyds TSB reports an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to Â£4.25bn for 2006.
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Typical graduate debt in England might rise to Â£15,000 under variable university tuition fees, a report says.
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More than Â£100 million of public money is spent on translation services in Britain, the BBC learns.
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More than $31bn spent on electronics this year Brits spend more on consumer electronics than any nation in Europe, market watcher GfK has claimed. Together, we have spent Â£16.8bn ($31.7bn) on high-tech toys this year. Every UK household has spent, on average, Â£325 ($612) this year on gizmos, gadgets and assorted electronic equipment - Â£42 ($81) more than their nearest rivals, the Swiss.â¦
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BT is spending Â£260m to create a new hi-tech communications network in Northern Ireland, the BBC learns.
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A study suggests 34,000 children could be learning out of school - but warns on lack of reliable information.
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England's school exam system costs more than Â£610m a year and could be streamlined, a report finds.
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Europe launches its 50.5bn-euro (Â£33bn) programme for research and technological development.
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Shiver me timbers, they're taking our jobs The UK is missing out on more than Â£1bn in lost taxes and the creation of over 13,000 new high-paying jobs over four years if we all took software piracy more seriously, according to a new report.â¦
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The number of teachers in England's schools has risen by 36,000 in 10 years, the government says.
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THE financial contribution of maritime services to the United Kingdom's economy vastly exceeds researchers' estimates of 1 billion (S$3.1 billion) a year in foreign earnings, with a booming US$30 billion ...
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English students were lent Â£376.9m to pay for annual tuition fees of Â£3,000, figures show.
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The final cost of modernising NHS computer systems could rise to between Â£18.6bn and Â£31bn - three to five times the declared figure - it is reported.
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Teachers in England and Wales will get pay rises above the 2% set by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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A scheme to help pupils who struggle  with reading could save the taxpayer millions of pounds, a report claims.
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Business & money: Â· Data shows Britain in line for prolonged slowdownÂ· Balance of payments runs to shortfall of Â£20bn