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“About 4,500 homes in the Wallasey area then suffered with low pressure or no water at all because of a faulty valve.”
“The water mains network and all supplies were restored to normal at 0600 BST on Sunday, United Utilities said, after two days of repairs.”
“VisitScotland, which oversees marketing Scotland's £4bn-a-year tourism sector.”
“Dr Cantlay said the agency was poised to embark on a £100m marketing drive”
“It needs the backing of 75% of investors at a special meeting on 7 June if the deal is to go ahead.”
“The Sunday Times suggested the Pru would manage to secure sufficient shareholder support if the price was reduced by more than 10%.”
“The Maxxi cost $200m (£138m) to build”
“he started his business 20 years ago”
“As a company we lost approximately 50% from our normal levels of business”
“Mr Gardner is one of almost 10% of working Scots who make their living out of tourism”
“Visit Scotland is probably responsible for at least 10%”
“There's 90% I'm sure outwith UK haven't heard of Visit Scotland”
“new five-star establishment”
“More than 650 posts were axed when Garlands closed its base at the town's marina. Sites in Middlesbrough and South Shields also closed.”
“Unite claimed 102 BA flights were cancelled on Sunday - including 22 long-haul flights.”
“The Unite union claimed BA cancelled more than 100 flights on Sunday”
“We will continue to operate 100% of our schedule at Gatwick and London City airports.”
“At Heathrow, we will operate to more than 70% of longhaul flights (up from more than 60% last week) and more than 55% of shorthaul flights (up from more than 50% last week).”
“Scotch whisky is worth nearly £4bn to the Scottish economy, according to research carried out for the industry.”
“It said it produced earnings per worker 12 times higher than those of tourism.”
“Behind the sharp increase in exports over the past decade, there has been a 12% decline in the number of people who work for the SWA's members - down from 11,100 to 9,800.”
“However, it is claimed most of that loss has been in other parts of the UK, and that the number of whisky jobs in Scotland has fallen 3%.”
“And although the industry is seen as being rooted in rural Scotland, only about a fifth of its jobs are in the Highlands and Islands.”
“It is claimed that the number of jobs supported indirectly through employment by the industry - including employees spending their earnings - reaches 35,000 people.”
“It shows that, in 2008, annual turnover in the industry was £6.4bn.”
“Exports reached £3.1bn.”
“Spending with Scottish suppliers increased by 61% over the eight years, reaching £1.1bn.”
“That includes £200m spent on cereals.”
“The industry's capital spend reached £355m, though most of that was spent on equipment from outside Scotland. A third was invested in Scotland.”
“The company says it pumped 30,000 barrels of mud into the well, in three attempts, at rates of up to 80 barrels a minute, but it had not worked.”
“BP having spent more than $940 million (£645 million) so far.”
“At least 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons) are leaking into the Gulf every day.”
“More than 150 firefighters tackled the blaze at Grosvenor Chemicals in Linthwaite on 24 May.”
“The application for the warehouse and distribution centre with 23 parking spaces is off a lane leading to Owens Court”
“A big specimen carp can be worth up to £5,000 and a lot of carp are illegally imported from Europe where they grow bigger.”
“a lot of carp are illegally imported from Europe where they grow bigger.”
“Her brainchild is the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, which began trading in 2008 and which she hopes will make a difference to the lives of millions of farmers. The new exchange, owned by the Ethiopian government and supported by the World …”
“The redevelopment of the Potterdyke car park will also include a doctor's surgery, health centre, housing and 411 car parking spaces.”
“Buses will now wait on Castlegate, Lombard Street and the Town Wharf until the new station opens in December 2011.”
“More parking spaces will be made available at the Riverside Arena off Tolney Lane providing more than 200 spaces until the supermarket and car park opens.”
“The next five-day strike is due to start at midnight on Sunday”
“British Airways cabin crew who have been on strike have returned to work for one day before the next five-day stoppage begins on Sunday”
“121 flights out of 333 scheduled to leave Heathrow on Friday have been cancelled”
“325,000 passengers this week”
“87% of its long-haul and 100% of its short-haul destinations”
“A third five-day strike is due to start on 5 June”
“Also on Friday, six regional Spanish savings banks said they were negotiating alliances to avoid insolvency.”
“Now he is heading a group of investors reported to be offering $600m for CKX.”
“Earlier this month, CKX's founder, chairman and chief executive Robert FX Sillerman resigned and said he was considering buying the company. His 21% stake makes him its largest shareholder.”
“The state-of-the-art centre, which will cost £18m, is part of the Plymouth Science and Innovation Programme.”
“Plymouth University is the largest contributor to the project, investing £11.8m in the initiative.”
“The proposed 4,500 sq m centre forms most of the £25m Plymouth Science and Innovation Programme...”
“This project will make Plymouth a global leader in science, innovation and marine research and create new jobs and more opportunities for our young people.”
“They'll drink squash and we'll give them tokens so they can drink the beer slowly afterwards. I suppose it will be the first non-alcoholic dwile flonking contest.”
“normal monthly charge of about £20”
“bill for that month would be almost £1500”
“lower credit limit was £550”
“typical credit limit on one of its contracts is £100”
“The company was taken out of public ownership in 2006, when it was bought by a consortium including private equity firms.”
“Toys R Us has its origins in a firm called Children's Bargain Town - a Washington DC children's furniture store opened in 1948. It took the Toys R Us name in 1957.”
“Based in New Jersey, it first went public in 1978 and operates or licenses more than 1,500 stores.”
“It has faced pressure from rival stores and the internet - having not made forays into online retail until 2006.”
“Manchester City Football Club is investing £1.5m in upgrading its corporate facilities to try to compete with Europe's biggest clubs.”
“Heated outdoor leather seats are among plans to increase its annual £7.5m hospitality sales by 15%.”
“Boxes will be refurbished and will cost from £25,000 to £45,000 a season, representing a rise of up to 25%.”
“Extras of food, drink and heated seating will each cost about an extra £4,000 per box.”
“workers do 100 hours of overtime per month.”
“the average employee earns about 2,000 yuan per month ($295:£200)”
“the company pays 100,000 yuan compensation to the family of anyone dying on site.”
“We work six days a week with one day off”
“every day we work two hours overtime.”
“increase wages by 20%.”
“about 900 yuan (£90; $132) a month”
“more than 400,000 people”
“Two years ago he bought his own new house in a neighbourhood that in the past was a slum, but now is completely restructured to offer people a good quality of life.”
“He even bought a car.”
“Destination Loch Ness, a not-for-profit group pushing for the designation, secured a £25,000 sponsorship package to progress the bid.”
“donated $5,000 (£3,462)”
“He spent six weeks without a day off”
“Mr Gilroy, who works for the Edinburgh-based firm Infrastructure Managers Limited”
“United Utilities confirmed that people would be compensated for the disruption.”
“A Royal Mail spokesperson added: "We also carried out background checks on Michael Williams when he applied to work in Royal Mail and there was nothing then to indicate any concern about him working for the company." [and earlier] Williams…”
“A Royal Mail spokesperson added: "We also carried out background checks on Michael Williams when he applied to work in Royal Mail and there was nothing then to indicate any concern about him working for the company."”
“emerged three months ago as possible buyers of the club.”
“Universal Studios in Los Angeles has unveiled its $200m (£137m) rebuilt outdoor sets - with imitation New York streets - destroyed by fire in 2008.”
“The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks, will be used in films and in the behind-the-scenes studio tour.”
“Universal Studios in Los Angeles has unveiled its $200m (£137m) rebuilt outdoor sets”
“The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks”
“indicative offer that valued BSS at £553m”
“Shares in BSS Group surged 34.5% to 437p”
“Travis Perkins shares were also up 6/1% to 790.5p”
“We think we are in a position to drive more benefit out of this than anybody else, so we think it's a deal for us rather than anybody else, he said in an interview with the Reuters news agency.”
“There is high potential for a competing bid to emerge, as opportunities to acquire a business like BSS do not come around very often, he said in a note.”
“"We will need to manufacture at least two models in China," said chief executive Carl-Peter Forster in an interview. "We'll take one to two years to set it up, but first we will need a partner."”
“The company said the move into China is not a shift out of the UK, where it is planning to hire an extra 1,000 workers this year. The new jobs that are being created will be temporary and are linked to the production of new compact Range R…”
“"It takes a year or two before the jobs become permanent," said Mr Forster, who is also chief executive of Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover's parent company.”
“Last year, Jaguar Land Rover's workforce in the UK was reduced by about 2,500 people to 16,000.”
“During the year to March, 193,982 vehicles were sold”
“and this year the company expects to sell more than 200,000.”
“Much of the growth came from China, where Jaguar sales rose 38% and Land Rover sales rose 55% during the year.”
