Plan to create up to 215,000 jobs over next decade
Business experts tasked with turning the country into an innovation hub have claimed high-tech firms could create up to 215,000 jobs over the next decade.
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Heidi: I don't want to be Speidi
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Charlie Sheen due back on TV show
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Courteney: Cougar Town is amazing
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Miley Cyrus: I have a boyfriend
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Take That's Mark Owen owns up to string of affairs
Take That star Mark Owen said he was "deeply sorry" today after admitting a string of affairs behind his wife's back.
Crouch 'funniest man in UK sport'
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Good Friday pub ban is utter nonsense
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Gender gap on sexual activity grows with age
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