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Madrid air disaster kills 149
Only 26 survivors after aircraft full of holidaymakers burst into flames and crashed moments after take-off from Barajas airport
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Ferrovial faced with selling three UK airports
Ferrovial is facing the threat of a forced sale of three of its British airports next year, after a damning report by UK competition authorities attacked its dominance of the industry
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MPC's rate decision 'finely balanced'
UK economic weakness persuaded the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to hold rates at 5 per cent at its August meeting, despite signs of strong inflationary pressure, minutes of the meeting showed.
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Gloom among manufacturers grows
British manufacturers are more downbeat about their prospects than at any time since late 2001, according to the latest CBI monthly survey of manufacturing trends, with only 23 per cent describing ther order books as above normal
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US and Poland sign missile shield deal
The United States and Poland signed a deal to station elements of a US missile defence shield in Poland– in a move finalised after Moscow's intervention in Georgia – as Syrian president Bashar al-Assad visited Moscow seeking to acquire Russian cruise missiles
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BAE agrees new £2bn munitions deal
BAE Systems has struck a £2bn partnership deal with the Ministry of Defence, securing the future of Britain's Royal Ordnance munitions factories
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Ericsson and STMicro form mobile venture
Ericsson and STMicroelectronics announced the formation of a joint venture that will supply semiconductors and other technology to mobile phone manufacturers
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Sarkozy defends French Afghan role
The president addressed French troops in Kabul mourning the death of 10 comrades, and told them that France's continued involvement in Afghanistan was 'essential to the freedom of the world'
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Barclays sees potential in US
Barclays would consider buying a US wealth management company but is 'highly unlikely' to bid for an investment bank, even with the depressed share prices of many Wall Street firms, Bob Diamond, the bank's president, said on Tuesday
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UK tries to offload Typhoon fighters
Talks have been held with countries including Japan about offloading large numbers of Eurofighter Typhoons that the Ministry of Defence has ordered but can no longer afford
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