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“41% of parents were actually fronting policies at the moment”
“61% would do so in the future”
“the cheapest was £4,000”
“Yes, £4,000 is an awful lot of money but it accurately reflects the risk posed by young drivers," said Ashton West”
“That could be hundreds of thousands of pounds, and those consequences could stick with you for the rest of your life.”
“Within the space of 15 minutes, we spoke to three parents who told us they would be perfectly happy to put themselves as the main driver on a policy, even when it was not true.”
“just three such vehicles at Heathrow”
“would have taken seven hours and cost £1,000”
“proposed 500,000 sq ft retail expansion at Sprucefield near Lisburn”
“The owners of the retail centre have been trying to get approval for the store since 2004”
“what has become the third application for the John Lewis store at Sprucefield”
“Up to 2,000 jobs were to be created, including around 700 at the first John Lewis store in Ireland”
“Zamfara State had recently employed a Chinese company to mine gold in the area, adds our correspondent.”
“His practice footballs cost £5 and match balls retail for £15. By comparison, the Jabulani costs more than £60.”
“"It is a big success. Investors have shown great enthusiasm,"”
“ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal announced his company planned to invest billions of dollars in a steel and power plant in Karnataka.”
“Agreements worth billions of dollars were also signed during a similar event in 2000, but actual investments turned out to be much lower than the amounts pledged.”
“He said offers of investments had poured in for projects in the biotechnology, information technology, aerospace, steel, power and tourism sectors.”
“Agreements worth billions of dollars were also signed during a similar event in 2000,”
“Food giant Kraft announced last month it was to leave, affecting 500 jobs.”
“And Chelsea Building Society is going in a merger with the York society with 65 jobs at risk.”
“A task force has been set up to promote Cheltenham's business sector after two major firms decided to pull their headquarters out of the town.”
“He was fined £20,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and ordered to pay £6,146 in costs.”
“Since the incident on 29 June 2009, the company has installed fixed guards around the machine.”
“The man, who was 15 days into his new job”
“A 24-year-old man”
“his right foot became caught in 48 razor-sharp revolving blades”
“BP said it would pay for the construction of six sand barriers - or berms - off the coast of the US state of Louisiana.”
“BP says it could take 48 hours to know if the system is working.”
“He said it could take 48 hours before the system was optimised and a determination made on whether it had succeeded.”
“BP had previously made a number of unsuccessful efforts to halt the leak and accepts it may not be fully contained until relief wells now being drilled become ready in August.”
“Bolton Council, which employs about 12,000 people,”
“She said the authority was planning 'efficiency savings' of between 30% and 40% over the next five years.”
“Bolton Council, which employs about 12,000 people, said it was anticipating a 'significant' reduction in the grants it received from central government.”
“in a £160m deal”
“Virgin's four million TV customers”
“6.4% share”
“25% less”
“Manx Telecom reported annual revenues of £69m in 2009”
“Manx Telecom employs 300 people”
“The final stage of Accrington Market's £2m refurbishment is under way following the removal of the last of its old stalls.”
“The Hyndburn Council project has already seen the upper part of the Victorian market hall transformed into a business and retail zone.”
“The refurbishment began in 2009 with repairs to the building's roof.”
“Work is continuing on the new look interior, which is expected to be revealed in a ceremony on 26 June.”
“about 80% of Jersey's scallops are caught in Jersey's water and 20% in British waters.”
“UK boats have only recently begun to fish near Jersey's 12-mile limit”
“About 90% of the king and queen scallops are dredged or hand dived.”
“Social media games developer Playfish was bought by Fifa makers Electronic Arts (EA) for $300m (£170m) in 2009.”
“The force will be working hard to identify in-year savings in the areas highlighted by the government, including overtime, travel costs, consultancy and other support costs.”
“The relevant individuals at Ernst & Young have retired from the firm in the last 10 years," it added.”
“It attracted "much interest from Chinese, German and other businessmen" at a trade fair in Pyongyang last month, the agency reports.”
“It was developed by a joint venture fruit juice company.”
“More than 32,000 plant lovers are to descend on a huge garden show on the outskirts of Edinburgh at the weekend.”
“A record £1m worth of plants are expected to be sold at Gardening Scotland 2010.”
“The show opened on Friday and will end on Sunday.”
“Other attractions include 20 show gardens”
“More than 900 workers have applied for voluntary redundancy.”
“200 of the jobs will go in Northern Ireland at Enniskillen and Derrylin.”
“Quinn Insurance was put into administration by the High Court in Dublin in March after the Financial Regulator for Ireland raised concerns about its solvency.”
“They're laid off by the most profitable insurance company in Ireland for 10 consecutive years, margin-wise.”
“could save £5.4 million a year.”
“the idea had been under consideration for two years”
“He also gave chief executive Tony Hayward the board's full support, after criticism of his handling of the spill. ... Mr Svanberg indicated that, with the ultimate cost of the spill so uncertain, a decision would be made closer to 27 July,…”
“Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began, the company had been expected to pay out $10.5bn (£7.2bn) in dividends over four quarterly payments.”
“BP's first quarter dividend of $2.6bn has already been declared, and will be paid on 21 June.”
“Mr Hayward said the company had already spent more than $1bn (£686m) on dealing with the spill, and expected to continue spending at this rate until some time after the leak is stopped.”
“the newly merged Live Nation and Ticketmaster owns half the venues on her 23-date North American tour and is selling tickets for most.”
“Heap is playing in mid-sized venues, holding mostly between 2,000-3,000 people.”
“it would take three or four times as long to do the tour.”
“She remortgaged her flat to set up her own record label and release her second album, Speak for Yourself, in 2005.”
“At this point in my life, I just about break even when it comes to touring. But with the European tour that I was about to do, it turns out that even just doing it at a basic no-frills level, I would still be £20,000 out of pocket.”
“Heap remortgaged her flat to set up her own record label and release her second album, Speak for Yourself, in 2005.”
“Of that price, she will get around $16 (£11) per person to cover all touring costs, she says.”
“Some fans have been unable or unwilling to pay $40 (£27) a ticket for her current tour”
“Richard Desmond built a newspaper empire after leaving school at 14”
“By the age of 21 he owned his own house and two record shops”
“Mr Desmond acquired the Express titles in 2000”
“he had £1bn to spend”
“acquired the Express titles in 2000”
“donated £100,000 to the Labour Party”
“Rock has also turned documentarian for Good Hair, an investigation into the $9bn-a-year black hair industry.”
“McDonald's has recalled 12m drinking glasses promoting the new Shrek movie because painted designs on them contain the toxic metal cadmium.”
“The glasses have been sold in the US for about $2 each”
“are available in four designs depicting the animated film's main characters”
“"This is excellent news. Gwynt y Mor will be one of the single biggest private investment projects ever seen in Wales, creating up to 1,000 quality jobs and contributing many millions of pounds to the regional economy of north Wales. "It…”
“"Three German companies are doing it. Yes, there will be a few jobs. They will get Dutch people in to operate the rigs. There will be a few jobs in Mostyn where they're handling the equipment but as far as this part of the world is concern…”
“expected to be completed in 2014”
“planned to generate electricity from 2013”
“The project will involve three partners”
“Work will start towards the end of next year”
“Rhyl Flats, which was officially opened at the end of last year”
“The £2bn Gwynt y Mor windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno.”
“Work will start towards the end of next year and the the windfarm is planned to generate electricity from 2013, although it will not be completed until 2014.”
“It will also become one of the largest offshore windfarm projects in Europe, able to provide enough clean, green electricity to power the equivalent of around 400,000 homes.”
“The announcement confirmed that contracts worth £2.2m have already been awarded to companies in Wales.”
“The project will involve three partners: RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens.”
“Rhyl Flats, which was officially opened at the end of last year, is currently Wales' largest wind farm.”
“The £2bn Gwynt y Môr windfarm will feature more than 200 wind turbines around 11 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno.”
“The RWE Innogy-led project is expected to be completed in 2014.”
“The windfarm is expected to be able to generate enough power for 400,000 households.”
