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Ikea in talks to open store on Oxford Street, London

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Swedish furniture chain Ikea is in talks to open a store at the BHS building on Oxford Street, one of London’s prime shopping locations. According...
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UK inflation forecast to stay at minus 0.1% for October

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Inflation is forecast to remain at minus 0.1% for October when official figures are released on Tuesday. According to a Reuters poll economists expect the...
FTSE

FTSE 100 gained 0.5% on Monday as oil stocks and AstraZeneca rallied

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The FTSE 100 gained 0.5 percent on Monday, closing at 6,146.38 points, as shares in AstraZeneca surged and oil stocks rallied. The market’s biggest riser...
Many tropical plants wrongly named

Tropical plants wrongly named is a widespread problem, study found

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At least half of all tropical plants are wrongly named, a new study has found, partly because the number of new specimens collected over...
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Cross dressing and girlfriend snatching is in the genes – for some birds

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Whether you are into cross dressing, girlfriend snatching, or have a strong territorial instinct, is all down to your genes, that is, if you...
Melting snow water supply

World water supply under serious threat from melting winter snow, study

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The world’s water supply, which is highly dependent on gradual melting of winter snow, could soon be critically imperiled because of climate change, a...
Hypernova Oldest Star Found

Oldest star discovered, formed before Milky Way was born

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The oldest star ever to be detected has been discovered by an international team of scientists. The star existed just 300 million years after...
Kittiwake in trouble

UK wildlife damaged by climate change, Europe too, says RSPB report

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UK wildlife is being damaged by climate change, says a new RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) report, which adds that Europe’s...
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CBI leader Carolyn Fairbairn welcomes EU reform agenda

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The new leader of the CBI Carolyn Fairbairn has promised to focus on what matters most for growth, productivity and prosperity across the UK. She...
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UK to significantly boost defence spending

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The UK government will boost the amount it invests in intelligence and double spending in aviation security amid the increasing threat of Isis attacks....