Disney buys firm behind Star Wars

30 October 2012 Last updated at 20:01 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Lucas signs away his Star Wars empire to Disney's Robert Iger Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star...

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Bananas could be future staple

30 October 2012 Last updated at 20:35 ET By Matt McGrath Science reporter, BBC World Service Climate change could lead to bananas becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a new report says. Researchers from the CGIAR agricultural...

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Cameron faces Tory EU rebellion

31 October 2012 Last updated at 01:28 ET David Cameron is facing a rebellion in the House of Commons over his policy on the European Union's long-term budget. The prime minister has told his European counterparts the budget should be frozen...

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Eastern US gets back on its feet

31 October 2012 Last updated at 04:23 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Jody Herrington, New Jersey charity worker: "There are rollercoasters in the water" Businesses and services in the north-eastern...

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Heseltine issues growth challenge

31 October 2012 Last updated at 04:55 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Lord Heseltine: "In a sense it's a criticism of Whitehall" Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative party deputy prime minister,...

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Barclays in new regulatory probes

31 October 2012 Last updated at 05:01 ET UK bank Barclays has announced that it is the subject of two new regulatory probes, soon after a series of scandals that have dented its reputation. US authorities are looking at whether the way that...

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Savile 'took girls to hospital'

31 October 2012 Last updated at 05:46 ET Jimmy Savile was regularly handed a key to a Leeds hospital building when he arrived with teenage girls, an ex-porter there has told the BBC. Terry Pratt said Savile would arrive at Leeds General Infirmary...

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UK's first 4G service launches

29 October 2012 Last updated at 20:11 ET The UK's first fourth generation (4G) mobile service has gone live in 11 cities. London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Glasgow and Southampton will...

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Royal Mail to create 1,000 jobs

29 October 2012 Last updated at 20:14 ET Royal Mail is to create 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next four years as part of a £75m investment programme for its parcels business. A new parcel processing centre will open in Chorley in autumn 2013....

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Police election ballot 'shambles'

29 October 2012 Last updated at 22:48 ET Preparations for next month's police and crime elections in Wales have been called a "shambles" after it emerged an estimated £350,000 worth of ballots papers are likely to be shredded. Peers approved...

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Breast screening harm highlighted

30 October 2012 Last updated at 02:43 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Women invited for breast cancer screening in the UK are to be given more information about the potential harms of being tested. An independent...

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Swiss bank UBS cuts 10,000 jobs

30 October 2012 Last updated at 03:18 ET Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. The jobs will go over the next three years, and amount to 16% of its current workforce...

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Hitachi buys UK nuclear project

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:08 ET The UK's nuclear expansion plans have been boosted after Japan's Hitachi signed a £700m deal to start building a new generation of power plants. Hitachi is to buy Horizon Nuclear Power, which intends...

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Storm Sandy batters US East Coast

30 October 2012 Last updated at 05:15 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Ben Thompson: New York plunged into darkness as flooding hits power sources "Super-storm" Sandy has swept into...

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Five million 'below Living Wage'

28 October 2012 Last updated at 20:22 ET One in five workers in the UK is paid less than required for a basic standard of living, a report has claimed. The proportion is much higher among waiters and bar staff, at up to 90% of workers, the...

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Child benefit letters to go out

29 October 2012 Last updated at 00:10 ET One million households will receive letters from the UK tax authority this week about losing child benefit. Households where at least one person earns more than £50,000 will have the benefit effectively...

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Fresh fears for care home victims

29 October 2012 Last updated at 04:11 ET By Alison Holt Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The abuse at Winterbourne View was uncovered by secret filming by the BBC...

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Penguin joint venture deal agreed

29 October 2012 Last updated at 04:22 ET Publisher Pearson says it has agreed a deal with German media group Bertelsmann to combine their Penguin and Random House businesses. Under the terms of the deal, the two businesses will be run in a...

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High Street taskforce begins work

29 October 2012 Last updated at 04:55 ET By Emma Simpson Business correspondent, BBC News Senior figures from across the banking, retail and property sectors have signed up to a new industry-wide group, the Distressed Retail Property Taskforce....

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BBC probe into Savile era culture

29 October 2012 Last updated at 05:12 ET An inquiry is to begin into the culture and practices at the BBC in the era of alleged sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile. Former appeal court judge Dame Janet Smith will also consider whether the BBC child...

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US states begin storm shutdown

29 October 2012 Last updated at 05:16 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US implements hurricane shutdown Barack Obama has warned Americans to take Hurricane Sandy seriously as authorities started...

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Concerns over care home ratings

27 October 2012 Last updated at 20:28 ET By Hannah Barnes Reporter, 5 live Investigates Care homes with five-star ratings are receiving premium fees despite not meeting essential standards set out by the care regulator. Local authorities pay...

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