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24th July 2008 Lower oil prices filtering through to pumps

Fuel has started to become cheaper, as retailers begin to pass lower crude oil prices on to the consumer. Since 11 July, when it touched $147.27, the price for a barrel of crude has dropped to...

24th July 2008 Costs force up manufacturers' prices

'Fierce' cost increases are forcing manufacturers to raise the price of their goods, a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey has revealed. Some 65% of manufacturers responding to the...

Spademaker Colin Dawson at work at Patterson's Spade Mill in Templepatrick, Co Antrim

23rd July 2008 Tories plan apprentice shake-up

The Conservatives have condemned the Government's record on providing vocational training, and have proposed a major shakeup of the way that it is funded and organised. Plans laid out in a new...

22nd July 2008 Happy hours, alcohol promotions and labelling under review

Happy hours and "irresponsible promotions" could be outlawed under a Government review of alcohol retailers. New laws on labelling could also be introduced, after three independent reviews...

21st July 2008 MP calls for harsher punishments for shoplifters

Parliament will tomorrow be asked to consider tougher punishment for shoplifters. Under current rules, thieves who steal items worth up to £200 can be given an £80 on-the-spot fine, which...

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