Numbers in the News
Recent stories featuring numbers.
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Profits rise by 6% at Weir Group [...]The engineering firm Weir Group unveils annual pre-tax profits of £187m[...] read more from BBC News
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Northrop and EADS exit tanker bid [...]Northrop Grumman and EADS pull out of bidding for a $35bn US Air Force air-to-air refuelling tanker [...] read more from BBC News
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Hospital trust seeks to save £37m [...]Staff at Musgrove Park Hospital are asked for suggestions on where efficiencies could be made to hel[...] read more from BBC News
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Artes Mundi: Works on display [...]The work of the eight international artists shortlisted for the fourth £40,000 Artes Mundi prize goe[...] read more from BBC News
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Food charity 'should be extended' [...]A businesswoman who donated £10,000 to a Wiltshire-based "food bank" charity wants it rolled out nat[...] read more from BBC News
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Da Vinci trial hears of '£4m fee' [...]The Da Vinci painting ransom trial hears how a lawyer thought he had negotiated payments of £4m to g[...] read more from BBC News
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Bus link plans take step forward [...]Councillors are set to approve plans for a £80m scheme to improve bus links between Rotherham and Sh[...] read more from BBC News
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E.On is latest to cut gas prices [...]on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of[...] read more from BBC News
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Out of tune: Elgar £20 note to be phased out [...]The £20 note featuring composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of [...] read more from BBC News
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Most expensive street to live on gets £400k dearer [...]The housing market may have been fluctuating, but the most exclusive street in England and Wales remains unchanged.[...] read more from BBC News
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Gang jailed for £1m caravan thefts [...]Four members of a gang who were accused of being behind half the UK's caravan thefts, are jailed.[...] read more from BBC News
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AIG selling second overseas unit [...]AIG sells an insurance group to rival MetLife for $15.5bn, as it continues to raise funds to pay off[...] read more from BBC News
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India's Essar 'planning UK float' [...]Indian conglomerate Essar Group is reported to be planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, a [...] read more from BBC News
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Three charged in M6 drugs seizure [...]Three men are charged with supplying cocaine after £100,000 of the drug is seized on the M6 in Cumbr[...] read more from BBC News
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Decision day for new ferry link [...]Controversial plans for a £44m ferry link in Penzance go before planners, with approval recommended [...] read more from BBC News
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Four arrested over Class A drugs [...]Four people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of Class A drugs valued at £100,000 in[...] read more from BBC News
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Foundation's £1m charity donation [...]More than £1m is being donated to charities in Jersey and Guernsey by an independent grant-making tr[...] read more from BBC News
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Gang robs Berlin poker tournament [...]Armed robbers storm a luxury Berlin hotel hosting a poker tournament, reportedly stealing the $1.1m [...] read more from BBC News
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Swimming pool plans progressing [...]A planning application is being submitted for a new £11m swimming pool and fitness centre in Wakefie[...] read more from BBC News
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Street lights set to be replaced [...]A £28.5m project to replace more than half of the street lights in Southampton begins[...] read more from BBC News
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Polio vaccination campaign targets 85 million African children [...]The campaign is funded by Rotary International who have provided $30 million[...] read more from Wikinews (English)
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States 'rainy day fund' up by £6m [...]Figures reveal Guernsey's contingency reserve - or rainy day - fund increased by £6m to £245 at the [...] read more from BBC News
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Harry Lauder sale raises £12,000 [...]A rare collection of personal artefacts which once belonged to one of Scotland's greatest ever entertainers is sold at auction.[...] read more from BBC News
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Lib Dem pledge to boost spending [...]The Liberal Democrats pledge to boost Scottish spending by £300m if the party claims victory in the [...] read more from BBC News
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Union chief's council cuts fears [...]Cutting £100m and 600 jobs at Cornwall Council over four years could have a devastating impact, a un[...] read more from BBC News