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A sign outside an Opel plant in Germany
Belgium wants probe of Opel sale
Belgium wants the European Union to investigate Germany's role in the sale of General Motor's European units.
What now for the carmakers?
Job fears remain at Vauxhall
Germany's Merkel 'pleased'

First Bus (generic image) Buses cancelled as drivers strike
Hundreds of bus services across Greater Manchester are cancelled as 800 drivers begin a 24-hour strike over pay.

Pontin's in Blackpool Pontin's to close Blackpool park
The Pontin's holiday park at Lytham St Anne's is to close down within a month, the firm announces.


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Baked beans Trading down
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Man drinking a beer Dinner party facts
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MS map Downturn map
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Matalan shop front Matalan set to hire 1,800 staff
Discount retail chain Matalan says it is taking on 1,800 more staff and opening new stores in Manchester, London and Morayshire.

Shasun Annan site Plant buyer found
A Merseyside- based firm buys a Scots pharmaceutical plant closed by its former owners for being "no longer viable".



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