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‘Giveaway’ takeover deal agreed by bank
8:29am Tuesday 15th July 2008
SPANISH banking firm Santander made its second move into the UK market yesterday after agreeing a £1.26bn deal to buy Alliance and Leicester.

Staying mutual was ‘the right decision’
8:32am Tuesday 15th July 2008
Business Editor Owen McAteer talks to Newcastle Building Society chief executive Colin Seccombe about why remaining a mutual has had its advantages

Images capture faces of successImages capture faces of success
8:35am Tue 15 Jul 08
THE winners of a regionwide hunt for entrepreneurial talent have been commemorated in pieces of artwork.

Alcohol sanctions ‘too prescriptive’
8:37am Tuesday 15th July 2008
The Government has recently introduced the Youth Alcohol Action Plan, aimed at decreasing problem drinking in youngsters

‘Getting paid to listen to the radio is great’
8:45am Tuesday 15th July 2008
MEETINGS on the beach and bringing back one of the Seventies' biggest names are two of the ways a radio station's managing director is embracing the old and the new to drive forward her business.

Insuring against rate rises
8:52am Tuesday 15th July 2008
ALTHOUGH interest rates usually fall when recession looms, there is no guarantee of that this time. If UK rates rise from here, homebuyers lacking the protection of a long-term fixed rate mortgage could be squeezed.

£27bn Budweiser takeover deal creates world’s biggest brewer
8:53am Tuesday 15th July 2008
SHAREHOLDERS of Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch will receive $70 (£36.30) a share after the firm agreed a $52bn (£27bn) takeover bid from Stella Artois maker Inbev.

Law firm jobs may be at risk
8:29am Tuesday 15th July 2008
MAJOR North-East law firm Dickinson Dees yesterday announced possible redundancies in its division dealing with property matters.

Retail sales fall
8:30am Tuesday 15th July 2008
HIGH street retailers failed to hold on to a sales lift last month as tighter household budgets and changeable weather kept shoppers away.

Specialist recruitment deal helps boom sector
8:33am Tuesday 15th July 2008
DARLINGTON-BASED firm CTC Marine Projects Ltd has signed an agreement with engineering recruitment company TechConsult UK Ltd.

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