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Sonic branding: An earworm to your pocket
They may sound like mere jingles and ditties, but so-called "sonic branding" is big business indeed. How do advertisers capture your soul with just five musical notes? |
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Who's who: Cameron's government
A guide to who's doing what in David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. |
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Help with homes is election issue
Housing is a priority for candidates contesting Surrey East, where house prices are among the highest in the UK. |
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News Day as it happened
The full story of School Report Day, involving thousands of school children around the UK - and beyond. |
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Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority. |
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Home buyers 'younger in North'
First-time buyers in the north of England were the youngest and paid the smallest deposit compared with other areas of the UK in 2009. |
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Crossrail's cost burden 'unfair'
London businesses are "unfairly burdened" with half the cost of the £16bn Crossrail even though areas outside the city will benefit, a London Assembly report says. |
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England - Profile
An overview of England including key facts and notes on the media |
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Businesses pay 2% Crossrail levy
London firms will pay a 2% business rate levy from April to help pay for the £16bn Crossrail, the London Mayor says. |
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Thames airport not in Tory plans
Conservative leader David Cameron says building a new airport in the Thames Estuary is not one of his party's policies. |
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Houses 'are less affordable now'
Houses are less affordable than 50 years ago, although the quality of homes has improved, according to the Halifax. |
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Global recession knocks start-ups
The number of new businesses being set up worldwide has dropped during the global recession, a report claims. |
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Schools told 'open if possible'
England's education department has said schools should open "wherever reasonably practicable" despite severe weather. |
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How different is 2010 from 1963?
The weather continues to create chaos across the UK in what some are saying is the coldest winter since 1963 - but how different is it? |
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Travellers facing snow disruption
Commuters are braced for severe travel problems as heavy snow falls in parts of eastern England, with up to 20cm possible. |
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Travellers facing snow disruption
Commuters are braced for severe travel problems as heavy snow falls in parts of eastern England, with up to 20cm possible. |
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Cartier airport raid two guilty
Two men are jailed after being found guilty of stealing nearly £4m of designer jewellery from Southend Airport in Essex. |
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Estuary airport 'biggest project'
London Mayor Boris Johnson gives his clearest indication yet that he wants to push ahead with plans to build a new airport in the Thames estuary. |
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Student finances: your questions answered
David Malcolm of the National Union of Students answers your questions on student finance. |
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Murder claim politician suspended
A BNP politician is suspended by one authority and censured by another after making false claims over murders in east London. |