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“The deal for 32 double-decker A380s brings the number ordered by Emirates to 90”
“The A380s, made by EADS's Airbus unit, have a list price of $11.5bn (£8bn)”
“EADS's shares were trading up more than 5% at 17.09 euros, a 52-week high”
“Emirates airline carried 27.5 million passengers last year, an increase of 4.7%”
“The airline is already using 10 of the A380s, which typically carry about 525 passengers”
“Emirates airline carried 27.5 million passengers last year, an increase of 4.7%.”
“The airline is already using 10 of the A380s, which typically carry about 525 passengers.”
“It is already to many of us a miracle that Emirates now already has more seats on intercontinental routes than Air France and British Airways together, with a relatively small home market.”
“the news came in the week that global airlines upgraded their profit forecasts after the worst recession for decades, according to figures from the International Air Transport Authority.”
“He said a small number of institutions were already "in serious financial difficulty".”
“About 1,400 council staff will work from the complex.”
“Construction of the offices is expected to start by the end of the year and is estimated to take two years to complete.”
“losing about £1,000 a week.”
“At present members pay an annual fee of £15, £11 of which goes to the county association.”
“Mr McDonald said that 75% of the club's membership needed to agree with the plans.”
“However, Mr Naylor said that it was 75% of the town branch's 358 members that needed to approve the plans, not 75% of the club's 220 members.”
“We've got over 10,000 members in Cornwall and 358 members in Redruth.”
“The new departures terminal took 18 months to construct”
“is expected to handle 900,000 passengers this year”
“It was built to cope with three million passengers by 2015”
“The expansion is expected to create more than 1,900 jobs by 2015”
“is twice the size of the old building and took 18 months to complete”
“It will also see retail and catering space at the site tripled”
“Nearly a quarter of UK consumers say they would buy fake World Cup branded goods to save money, according to a survey by the internet shopping search engine, Kelkoo.”
“counterfeiting of South Africa 2010 products is rife, with about a fifth of goods likely to be fake.”
“could lose legitimate businesses some £50m ($72m).”
“its most recent seizure of fakes was of 1000 replica England football shirts timed for the World Cup market.”
“The majority - 65% - said they had not bought counterfeits”
“24% said they had done so unwittingly”
“11% admitting to have bought knocked-off goods in full knowledge of the fact they were not genuine.”
“It is estimated something like £550m a year nationally is lost to the Exchequer”
“The Society to Sustain and Support the Rural Countryside is raising money to buy the Pwllhai site by selling shares... Mr Rees said a housing developer from Cardiff had already put an offer in for the land, and local people had two weeks t…”
“The share scheme, to encourage local people to buy shares for £200 each, was launched at the meeting on Tuesday in an attempt to raise money.”
“It wants to build a car park for 100 vehicles, and hopes to develop a community shop to promote local goods.”
“There are several empty shops in the town centre and shops that set up there cannot make a go of it.”
“Commercial websites are charging up to £1.50 per minute to access information which is provided for free by the government.”
“one website was providing a number giving child benefit advice that would cost nearly £30 if listened to in full.”
“Digital Select Ltd also charges £11.69 to apply for child benefit.”
“Dialling the 0844 number costs 5p per minute, which is substantially more than HMRC's own 0845 number, which costs between 0.5p and 2p per minute.”
“In July 2009 the phone regulator PhonepayPlus fined Digital Select Ltd £50,000 for serious breaches of its code.”
“The websites also offer a facility to apply for child benefit online, and charge £9.95 plus VAT for the privilege.”
“It would cost the listener nearly £30 to listen to the message in full.”
“Transport for London (TfL) called for the strikes to be postponed and "proper dialogue" to be held. It is to take over maintenance by the end of July.”
“The consortium, which comprises 120 people, bought the Farriers Arms in Mersham for £615,000 after it had been abandoned by the previous landlord.”
“Every pound that we have put into this I think we have doubled our money.”
“The buyers include three plumbers, four bank managers, four teachers and an accountant.”
“The director's post comes with a salary of £105,450, a final salary pension scheme and a removal and relocation package.”
“has more than 24,000 branches and 350 million customers”
“We make this day trip twice a month and this is the first time this year anyone has been found stowed away on board one of our coaches.”
“quarterly profits soar 63%”
“Inditex made a net profit of 301m euros ($360m; £249m) in the first three months of 2010, up from 184m euros for the same quarter of last year.”
“Total sales at the Spanish company increased by 14% to 2.7bn euros.”
“Inditex opened a further 98 stores around the world during the quarter, bringing its total to 4,700.”
“His wealth was recently valued at $25bn by Forbes magazine.”
“Zara recently announced that it had opened its first store in India.”
“The original Penrith New Squares scheme, which featured homes, shops and a car park, hit problems in 2008 when its Australian backers pulled out.”
“New scaled-down plans are for a superstore, car park, retail link and housing, to be completed in two years.”
“The review launched in December 2009 followed Eden Council's decision not to proceed with original proposals put forward by supermarket Sainsbury's.”
“Since the district auditor's review began, the council did agree to step in arrangements with Sainsbury's on 10 March 2010 and all parties are now working towards the restart of the project and the building out of the scheme.”
“The recommendations made by the district auditor will be considered by the council on 17 June.”
“LeeFest started in 2006”
“About 150 friends and friends of friends descended on the house in West Wickham, Kent”
“moving out of the back garden in 2008.”
“This year's LeeFest will be attended by some 2,000 revellers”
“Chagstock started with a tiny stage in Simon Ford's back garden in 2003”
“Around 50 people were there and Chagstock has since taken on a life of its own, with a 5,000 capacity this year.”
“has put £150,000 of his own money into it over the years.”
“I had a barbecue for about 30 people with a set of decks, which went quite well.”
“By the third year, about 200 people turned up,”
“The three-day event now has a 5,000 capacity”
“Friendly Fires played in 2007, Florence and the Machine and Paloma Faith appeared in 2008 and Mumford and Sons performed last year.”
“Standon Calling takes place from 6-8 August.”
“DP World, the developer of the £1.5bn London Gateway port, is planning to meet obligations under EU law by creating new habitat for wildlife.”
“Helliwell founded the motivational company UPH in 1999 with another man called John Peters, and 1991 world cup winger Mr Underwood, who gave evidence against Helliwell in the trial.”
“The court heard that the business had "dissolved in light of the publicity surrounding the case".”
“Foxconn recently promised its employees a 70% wage rise”
“Foxconn has been paying compensation equivalent to 10 years' wages to the families of suicide victims.”
“Previously most of the victims' families had received payments of more than $14,000 (£9,700) each.”
“Foxconn officials say they have evidence that in at least one case where a worker attempted suicide, he told his family they would receive a large amount in compensation if he took his own life.”
“The firm was involved in the £200m St Stephen's shopping development”
“with the loss of 34 jobs.”
“planning to close operations on 30 September.”
“The regional development company was set up in April 2008.”
“no funding towards the running of Hull Forward beyond 30 September”
“full closure expected by the end of the calendar year.”
“34 employees”
“nearly 1,000 jobs”
“£2.6m of grants”
“400 new jobs”
“The organisation charged with attracting investment to Hull is to close, with the loss of 34 jobs.”
“Yorkshire Forward and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have reluctantly confirmed that there will be no funding towards the running of Hull Forward beyond 30 September following significant public sector funding cuts across the count…”
“Hull City Council has indicated that a similar position is likely.”
“Hull Forward said it had entered into a consultation period with its 34 employees”
“In the last financial year alone we have helped to create or safeguarded nearly 1,000 jobs”
“and have been involved in securing £2.6m of grants that will put a further 400 new jobs in the pipeline for the next two years.”
“Welsh Water provides water and sanitation services to 1.2m households in Wales and parts of England.”
“there had not been a hosepipe ban or other water restrictions in Wales for 20 years.”
“Since 2001 Welsh Water has been owned by Glas Cymru, a not-for-profit company, with all profits reinvested in the business.”
“Honda has had to halt production at two of its four car assembly factories in China after another strike by workers at one of its Chinese parts facilities.”
“work had stopped on Wednesday because of industrial action at exhaust-maker Foshan Fengfu Autoparts, which it part-owns.”
