A 300 per cent increase in the price of copper has led to metal theft becoming the fastest-growing crime in the UK. Criminals sell the cable on to scrap dealers who ship it abroad. An epidemic of thefts is thought to have cost British Telecom several million pounds already this year. Last week thieves tore up manhole covers
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Industrial production in the eurozone grows at its fastest level for over 20 years in January, amid signs of a far more sustained recovery than had been seen previously
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The Conservatives say they would make Britain the first country in Europe with widespread super-fast broadband.
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The UK inflation rate rose to 3.5% in January from 2.9%, figures show, the fastest annual pace for 14 months.
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was today accused of trying to set a new world record for the "fastest broken promise ever".
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The eurozone manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in two years in January but the contrast between laggard Spain and the rest of the big four economies widens
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"In just two years, Spain has gone from being Europe's biggest job creator to the fastest destroyer of jobs," remarks Jason Webb in an 11 January analysis for Reuters.
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Belgrade submitted its application bid last month with the ambition to "beat all records for fastest EU accession" but diplomats warned there were no shortcuts to the bloc's membership.
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The number of sickness benefit claims is rising at the fastest rate for nearly 10 years, according to figures compiled by a leading think tank.
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