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“The fourth instalment in the animated franchise took $55.7m (£38.4m).”
“Prince of Persia opened at number two, with $37.8m (£26.1m), beating Sex and the City 2, which took $37.1m (£25.6m).”
“But ticket sales this year dropped to $182.2m (£126m) from $213.8m (£147.8m) on the same weekend last year.”
“Iron Man 2 dropped two places to number four, taking $20.6m (£14.2m).”
“The top five is rounded out by Robin Hood, which took $13.6m (£9.4m).”
“Ryanair has reported pre-tax profits of 341m euros (£289m) for the year to March, bouncing back from its first annual loss this time last year.”
“The Irish budget airline also said it planned to pay a one-off dividend to shareholders totalling 500m euros - the first dividend it has paid.”
“Passenger numbers were up 14% on last year, while revenue rose 2%.”
“But the airline said disruption caused by volcanic ash, not covered in the results, would cost about 50m euros.”
“We can be proud of delivering a 200% increase in profits and traffic growth during a global recession when many of our competitors have announced losses or cutbacks, while more have gone bankrupt,”
“The airline benefited significantly from lower oil prices, with fuel costs down 29% from the previous year.”
“Profits would have been higher but for the falling value of the airline's stake in rival Aer Lingus, which meant it wrote off 13.5m euros.”
“Ryanair said its outlook for the coming year was positive, forecasting an 11% rise in passenger numbers and a 10% to 15% rise in profits.”
“But it also said it planned to raise baggage fees from the present rate of £15 a bag to £20 a bag for July and August.”
“About 75% of Ryanair passengers fly with hand luggage only.”
“Ryanair said it expected the total cost of the disruption to be approximately 50m euros, with a total of 9,400 flights cancelled and the loss of 1.5 million passengers.”
“since the market opened to competition in 2007”
“Airtricity expects to undercut prices by about 14% in the NI market”
“and create 75 jobs”
“customers can now typically save £95 on their annual household electricity bill”
“Under the present system 6,000 consumers will be permitted to switch to Airtricity each month”
“without contacting their current supplier. Under the present system... available from 0700 BST on Tuesday”
“Latest figures have shown that engineering firms are at their healthiest for almost three years. The industry body, Scottish Engineering, said that orders, output and staff numbers were all up in the past three months.”
“Orders were at their highest level since September 2007 with exports at their best for more than two years.”
“The results from its latest poll are the most positive for some time and it said that levels of optimism had 'increased substantially'.”
“In 1954, St Albans was the unlikely starting point for this revolution when it was chosen as the pilot location for Tesco's first ever 'convenience store'.”
“I've always summed it up in three words: service, specialism and connectivity - to their local communities - and if they work with each other to create high streets we want to visit, they'll be stronger.”
“1% more jobs were offered by firms through its service in May compared with April.”
“average wage available declined by 4.2% to £31,800 in May, from £33,200 in April.”
“about 90,000 jobs were offered though it in total last month.”
“extra 1,900 miles”
“three weeks”
“extra £550”
“93 of its flights cancelled”
“20,000 passengers stranded”
“about 45 minutes”
“another night at a hotel in Hong Kong, and three nights in a hotel in Palawan”
“But she pointed out that the disruption had been unprecedented and on a vast scale, with 93 of its flights cancelled and 20,000 passengers stranded.”
“These departures will be part of the 80% of long-haul flights it aims to operate from Heathrow.”
“It also expects to run 60% of short-haul services from the airport.”
“BA says that during the current five-day action it has been able to operate 70% of long-haul flights and 55% of short-haul flights at Heathrow.”
“For the next strike, which is due to run from 5 June to 9 June, BA says it expects to fly more than three-quarters of customers who booked flights.”
“It has been empty since production stopped at the site in 2004.”
“Inditex said Asia now accounted for 12% of its group-wide sales.”
“A second shop in Delhi, and an outlet in Mumbai, are due to follow in the coming weeks.”
“At one stage the share price hit its lowest level for 15 months”
“BP says the procedure will take all week”
“BP has spent more than $940m (£645m) so far in trying to contain the disaster”
“Virgin Atlantic has said it is looking to sell its 49% stake in Nigerian Eagle Airlines, formerly Virgin Nigeria.”
“The developments form part of a £90m investment over a five-year period.”
“Gaeltec was forced into administration in March after failing to pay a tax bill.”
“Digitimer was established in 1972”
“Digitimer hopes to re-employ most of the 12 staff at Dunvegan on Skye.”
“The company will be renamed Gaeltec Devices”
“Digitimer said it has plans to develop Gaeltec's product range and would increase marketing.”
“£2,000-3,000 each”
“£100,000”
“£9.5m”
“10 June”
“Pub is the Hub was initiated by the Prince of Wales in 2001, and is affiliated to his Rural Action Programme.”
“Giant US retail chain WalMart, said Mr Porell, has 54. "There's one in each distribution centre to manage the assembly line that moves goods from storage out onto the tractor trailers," he said.”
“Look at Formula One - it's getting rid of all of its wind tunnels and replacing them with supercomputers.”
“The royal family owns a number of the platinum reserves after winning a legal battle with mining giant Impala Platinum in 1999 and are now entitled to a 20% share of all the platinum mined in the region worth billions of dollars each year.”
“Rustenburg is actually one of the largest platinum producers in the world, although you would never know it... For although this region provides more than 75% of the world's platinum, you would never know it as it remains quite modest.”
“a swathe of southern England that is home to more than 4,000 high performance engineering businesses”
“But just as importantly, about a third of our profits are reinvested in research and development"”
“"It took about 18 months, but now Cosworth is in a much stronger position than it's been in for a number of years."”
“opened its first branch more than 150 years ago”
“could add £6bn to the size of the economy.”
“Eight businesses and up to 15 flats in the Devon port were destroyed or severely damaged in the fire on Friday.”
“The project will create 150 wind turbines in the centre of the islands”
“House prices in Padstow rose by more than 200% between 2001 and 2009”
“Cornwall has three of the most expensive seaside towns in England and Wales, according to the Halifax.”
“Padstow, Fowey and Rock are the second, third and fourth least affordable places for property in its top 10 list.”
“The Halifax says the average cost of a property in Padstow last year was £421,954 - 18.9 times higher than local average earnings.”
“At £544,951, Sandbanks in Dorset was the least affordable.”
“The house price to local earnings ratio for Fowey and Rock was 14.4 and 14 respectively.”
“Padstow saw the biggest house price increases between 2001 and 2009, with the cost of property in the town jumping by 211% during the period.”
“Padstow and St Mawes were two of only four seaside towns which managed to buck the housing market correction and record price rises between 2007 and 2009.”
“At the other end of the scale, Withernsea in Yorkshire was rated by the Halifax as the most affordable coastal town, with an average house price of £91,360 - just three times local earnings.”
“Their plans include a 76-bedroom hotel, 11 flats and commercial floorspace at ground level.”
“more than 20 years”
“The Red Knights were expected to make a bid of about £1bn in the coming weeks.”
“The Glazers are said to value the club at £1.5bn.”
“On Friday the club announced a cut in debt from £543.3m a year ago to £520.9m for the January to March period.”
“In Man Utd's quarterly financial results, the figures also showed net assets of £794.9m and a cash balance of £95.9m.”
“The Old Trafford club said that in the nine months to March, year-on-year revenues were up 13.5% from £193.3m to £219.3m.”
“However, losses for the quarter were up from £5.87m to £65.94m, mostly relating to various financing charges and costs.”
“Manchester United was bought by the Glazer family for £800m in 2005.”
“In the 2009/10 season the club finished second to Chelsea in the Premier League.”
“Earlier this year the club launched a seven-year £538m bond that enabled them to refinance much of their more costly debt.”
“the amateur side which was founded in 1878 and became Manchester United.”
“A big specimen carp can be worth up to £5,000”
“The then chief executive of Royal Mail, Adam Crozier, on £1.3m.”
“Channel 4 board member Kevin Lygo, who earned £1.1m”
“Network Rail chief executive Iain Coucher who pocketed £947,000.”
“The security firm G4S has said his conviction - along with that of an Afghan colleague - was 'patently unfair'.”
“"We strongly disagree with the verdict and maintain that both men behaved in an open and fully transparent fashion," it said.”
“The security firm G4S has said his conviction - along with that of an Afghan colleague - was "patently unfair".”
“15,000 customers in Moreton, Leasowe and Wallasey being cut off.”
