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  Providing a home
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Richard ReevesPresenter, Analysis, BBC Radio 4The government says councils should be building more social housing - but can they avoid repeating past mistakesOne of the five evils William Beveridge hoped to eradicate in his plans for the post-war welfare state was "squalor".After the sacrifices of the Second World War, families should no longer
  Economy hit in Philippines
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Jill McGiveringBBC News, ManilaAbout eight million people in the Philippines - or one in 10 adults - work abroad.Millions of families depend on the money these overseas contract workers send back. But now a crisis is looming with the global financial downturn cutting jobs around the world.Thousands of overseas workers have already lost their job
  Can you rebrand a bad memory?
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Craig SmithWhat has Abu Ghraib got in common with the Millennium Dome They ve both been shut down only to reopen under new names. But the rebranding trick is a hard one to pull off, especially when bad memories are fresh.Sellafield, Altria, Sea River Mediterranean, Xe - the rebranding club recently gained a new member in the guise of Baghdad Cen
  Polar Year hailed as a success
Date: February  25, 2009  

Scientists and policymakers marked the official end of the International Polar Year (IPY) Wednesday at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva.The 60-country, $1.2bn (£830m) effort has seen knowledge about the poles - and their influence on the rest of the planet - increase hugely.That knowledge is not just about ice and polar bears, but
  Priceless beauty
Date: February  25, 2009  

By Gideon LongBBC News, Tierra Del FuegoIt is not every day that a Wall Street bank finds itself in possession of a chunk of land 50 times the size of Manhattan, covered in pristine forest, windswept grassland and snow-capped mountains.But that s the position Goldman Sachs found itself in, in 2002 when it bought a package of distressed debt and ass
  Long hours link to dementia risk
Date: February  25, 2009  

Long working hours may raise the risk of mental decline and possibly dementia, research suggests.The Finnish-led study was based on analysis of 2,214 middle-aged British civil servants.It found that those working more than 55 hours a week had poorer mental skills than those who worked a standard working week.The American Journal of Epidemiology stu
  Huge pension for former RBS boss
Date: February  25, 2009  

Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, is already drawing a pension of £650,000 a year, despite only being 50.The BBC has learned that the pot that generates his pension is worth £16m.Sir Fred s strategy and decision to buy ABN Amro is widely seen as making the bank more vulnerable to the credit crunch and hav
  Obama girls to get water dog - but they have to work on a name
Date: February  25, 2009  

US First Lady Michelle Obama wants to find a rescued Portuguese water dog as a pet for her daughters, People magazine has reported.Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, were promised a puppy by their father, Barack Obama, when he was elected president, as a reward for all they had coped with.The choice of dog was limited by Malia s allergies to certain breeds,
  Postman s woe
Date: February  24, 2009  

By Callum MayBBC NewsPostal workers have staged a demonstration in Westminster to voice their anger about the government s plans to sell part of its stake in Royal Mail.But trustees of the company s pension fund are warning of devastating consequences, unless the sale goes ahead. So what will happen to the post men and women who are about to retire
  Mandelson defends Royal Mail plan
Date: February  24, 2009  
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has defended plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting its overall ownership will stay in public hands.Some 125 Labour MPs oppose the scheme, fearing full privatisation and job cuts and citing Labour s election pledge to keep the service public.Lord Mandelson said he was "absolutely clear" it would stay publicly o


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