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UK jobless total falls to 1.64 million
UK unemployment total fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million between April and June, official figures indicate.
- 17 August 2016
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The unemployment rate for the three months to June holds steady at 4.9%, while the July claimant count falls by 8,600 to 763,000 people.
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Ford reveals driverless taxi plan
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'We want the garments sector to survive'
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Falling pound pushes up cost of tuna
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Ford reveals driverless taxi plan
- 17 August 2016
- From the section Technology
'We want the garments sector to survive'
- 17 August 2016
- From the section Business
Falling pound pushes up cost of tuna
- 16 August 2016
- From the section Business
Could ethanol power an electric future?
- 15 August 2016
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Hardcore phones face demolition test
- 16 August 2016
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- 16 August 2016
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