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Process Monitoring and Control:

AccuSentry

USA. Image processing software, and applications specific on-line inspection systems. Automatic machine vision systems for narrow and wide woven webs and absorbent disposables. Detailed product descriptions and specifications.

http://www.accusentry.com/

Accutrack Automation, Ltd

UK. Developers of production process monitoring and control systems and software for the textile industry. Technical FAQ and information.

http://www.accutrack.co.uk/

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Accuweb, Inc

USA. Manufacturers of standard and custom designed electronic web guide control systems for the paper, polymer film, metal foil and nonwovens industries. Extensive technical information on PDF files. Links to related sites.

http://www.accuweb.com/

Adaptive Technologies Industries, Inc

USA. Nuclear thickness gauges for on-line measurement and control applications in the web and film based industries.

http://www.atigauge.com/

Allasso Industries, Inc

USA. Development and manufacture of imaging technologies for a range of industrial applications. On- and off-line quality assurance and monitoring systems for the fiber, nonwoven, and pulp and paper industries. Extensive product information. Technical brochures on PDF files.

http://www.allasso-industries.com/

Appalachian Electronic Instruments, Inc

USA. Manufacturers of electronic instrumentation and circuit boards for textile, mining, railroad, assembly, machining and fabrication applications. Process control and defect detection systems for the textile and carpet industries. Technical information and drawings.

http://www.aei-wv.com/

Arel Australia Pty., Ltd

Design, development and manufacture of hardware and software solutions for manufacturing and distribution processes. Integrated systems for the monitoring and control of dyehouse and textile wet processing operations, and textile yarn, fabrics and garment manufacturing software. Technical information. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.arel.com/

Automation Partners, Inc

USA. Design, development and manufacture of electronic instruments and systems for the textile industry. Fabric linear density monitoring, compaction control, and overfeed and shrink control systems. Technical information.

http://www.automationpartners.com/

Avatron, Ltd

Finland. Design and manufacture of automation and monitoring equipment and complete systems for the nonwovens, pulp and paper, and energy industries. Installation and maintenance services. English and Finnish.

http://www.avatron.fi/

Barco

Belgium. Design, development and manufacture of solutions for large screen visualization, display solutions for life-critical applications, and systems for visual inspection in a wide range of industrial applications. Production monitoring and planning systems for textile and nonwovens processing, dyeing and finishing applications. Technical brochures on PDF files.

http://www.barco.com/

Becatron AG

Germany. Design and manufacture of laboratory and industrial process automation and control systems, and software packages for the textile, leather processing, chemical and food industries. Also, upgrading of existing equipment. Technical information on PDF files. English and German.

http://www.becatron.ch/

Beta LaserMike, Inc

USA. Design, manufacture, and service of precision measurement and control systems for the wire and cable, fiber optic, pipe, profile and tube, primary metals, nonwovens and dimensional metrology industries. Detailed technical information and specifications. Brochures on PDF files. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.betalasermike.com/

Betacontrol GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of on-line weight, thickness, density and humidity measurement and control systems for the metal, paper, wood, textile and nonwovens, and plastics industries. Also, pre-owned and overhauled measuring systems. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.betacontrol.de/

Binsfeld Engineering, Inc

USA. Development and manufacture of non-contact, digital rotating-to-stationary data communication systems for the man-made fiber and yarn spinning industry. Technical information and specifications. Extensive FAQ.

http://www.temptrak.com/

BST International GmbH

Germany. Multi-national group of companies, active in the design, development and manufacture of machine vision and process control systems for the film foil and web based manufacturing and converting industries. Extensive technical information. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.bst-international.com/

BST PRO Mark

USA. Multi-national manufacturing company. On-line video web inspection systems for the nonwovens, packaging, printing and converting industries. Also, bar code verification and ink metering equipment. Detailed product information. Part of Elexis AG.

http://www.bstpromark.com/

Cognex Corp

USA. Machine vision systems for on-line measurement and control of industrial processes. Surface inspection systems for the nonwovens industry.

http://www.cognex.com/

Dent Instrumentation, Ltd

UK. Design and manufacture of opto-electronic contactless break detectors, sensors and cutters, and related data management and information systems for the yarn spinning and processing industry. Technical information and specifications.

http://www.dentsensors.com/

Dinema SpA

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of customised components and complete electronic systems for process control applications in the textile industry. Part of the Lonati Group. English and Italian.

http://www.dinema.it/

Dover Flexo Electronics, Inc

USA. Industrial web tension measurement and control systems for web and filament fed process industries.

http://dfe.com/

Elbit Vision Systems, Ltd

Israel. Design, development and manufacture of computerised vision and imaging systems for in-line inspection and monitoring of production processes in the man-made fiber, textile and nonwovens, papermaking, foil, film and laminating industries. Also, fabric cut optimization software. Detailed system catalogs.

http://www.evs-sm.com

Electronic Systems Spa

Italy. Design and manufacture of electronic systems for production control and monitoring for a wide range of industrial applications. On-line measurement and control systems for the nonwovens industry. Technical information, including diagrams. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.electronicsystems.it/

Elettronica Tessile Varese Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of electronic equipment and instruments for the monitoring of humidity and temperature, processes, production and management in the yarn spinning, textiles and nonwovens industries. Also, software for production management and control. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information, specifications and machine application guides on PDF files. Calendar of events. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.etvsrl.com/

Elovis GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of non-contact in-situ electronic, optical and laser measurement technologies for the paper, plastics, cable and wire, metal, wood processing, and textile and nonwovens applications. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information and instrument specifications. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.elovis.de/

Erhardt-Leimer GmbH

Germany. Automation technologies for the textile, plastics, rubber and nonwovens industries. Web guiding and tension measurement equipment. On-line control, measurement and inspection systems. Also, electrical contracting and medical products. English and German.

http://www.erhardt-leimer.com/

Escarré Automatización y servicios SL

Spain. Design, development and manufacture of automated dyehouse process control systems for monitoring the development and cost of dyes. Also, software solutions for the technical management of textile finishing plants. Technical information. Links to related sites. English, Spanish and Portuguese.

http://www.escarre.com/

Eurotherm Controls, Inc

USA. On-line measurement and control systems for the paper, film, foil and nonwovens industries.

http://www.eurotherm.com/

FibreVision, Ltd

UK. Design and manufacture of on-line, off-line and stand-alone quality monitoring and control systems for continuous filament synthetic yarns. Also, laboratory based dynamic testing instruments. Extensive technical information on PDF files. List of world wide agents. Glossary of terms and definitions.

http://www.fibrevision.co.uk/

Flowcolors Company

France. Design, development and manufacture of process optimisation and control systems for discontinuous textile dyeing machinery. Technical information. English and French.

http://www.flowcolors.com/

Force Measuring Systems AG

Switzerland. Design and manufacture of web guiding, and tension measuring and control systems for paper, textile, nonwovens, wire and cable, plastic film, foils, and metal sheet production and converting applications. Extensive technical information. List of world wide agents. English and German.

http://www.fms-technology.com/

Forte Technology, Inc

USA. Design and manufacture of moisture and weight measurement and industrial computer systems for the paper and pulp, textile, fiber, synthetic rubber and nonwovens industries. Technical information and specifications.

http://www.forte-tec.com/

Futec, Inc

Japan. Multi-national company, specialised in the design and manufacture of automatic web inspection and flow detection systems for the textile and nonwovens, films, paper, plastics and metals converting industries. Extensive technical information, system specifications and operation instructions. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.futec.co.jp/

Garnett Controls, Ltd

UK. Automated control systems for carding machinery and fiber feeding equipment. Also, card repair and spare parts. Member of the Garnett Group.

http://www.garnettcontrols.com/

Haehne Elektronische Messgeräte GmbH

Germany. Design and manufacture of in-line web tension measurement and control instruments, software and complete systems for the textile, nonwovens, plastics, paper, metal foils and composite applications. Extensive technical information and specifications. English and German.

http://www.haehne.de/

Hans Schmidt & Co GmbH

Germany. Design and manufacture of tension meters and process control equipment and instruments for the textile and nonwovens industries. Detailed product catalog, including technical information and specifications. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.hans-schmidt.com/

Harris Instrument Corp

USA. Design and manufacture of non contact sensors for width and length measurement, guiding and hole detection for the steel, paper, film, rubber, plastics, wood, textile and nonwovens industries. Web guidance and control systems for nonwovens applications. Technical information and specifications on PDF files.

http://www.harris-instrument.com/

Hossbach GmbH

Germany. Electronic measuring sensors, on-line production control and data management systems for the paper, film, fabric and nonwovens industries. English, German, French and Spanish.

http://www.hossbach.com/

HunterLab Associates, Inc

USA. Benchtop, portable and on-line color measurement and management systems for a variety of industries. Color matching and shade correction, continuous process and quality control systems for fiber, yarn, and textile fabric and garment manufacturing applications. Detailed descriptions of products and measurement methods.

http://www.hunterlab.com/

ILE Iacuzzi Laboratori Elettronici

Italy. Design and manufacture of electronic instruments for the monitoring of yarn consumption, needle counting and verification, and fault detection and registration in knitted fabrics. Technical information and specifications. English and Italian.

http://users.libero.it/iacuzzi-italia/

Incore Systemes

France. Design and manufacture of automated machine vision systems for web inspection and quality control for the textile and nonwovens, composite, and paper and printing industries. English and French.

http://www.incore-systemes.fr/

Indus Electronics India Pvt., Ltd

India. Design, development and manufacture of equipment and complete systems for production monitoring and control in textile manufacturing processes. Detailed product catalog, including technical information and specifications.

http://www.induselect.com/

Informetric Systems, Inc

USA. Roll goods data management systems for the nonwovens, paper, metals, rubber and plastics industries. Access to large free downloads area, after registration. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

http://www.informetric.com/

Ingenieursbureau Matrix BV

The Netherlands. Deversified company, active in machine vision systems and electrical component for home appliences. Thread inspection, pole detection, pattern verification and cut pile control systems for the carpet tufting industry. Also, custom developed vision systems, parts and software. Technical information on PDF files.

http://www.matrix-ib.nl/

Instrumar, Ltd

Canada. Development and manufacture of real-time information systems in the aerospace and polymer fiber industries. On-line monitoring systems and software for the synthetic yarn spinning industry. Technical information on PDF files.

http://www.instrumar.com/

Integrated Color Line Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of software and hardware systems for color management, monitoring and control in textile dyeing and finishing operations. Also, laboratory pilot lines. Technical documents on PDF files.

http://www.iclcolor.it/

Iris DP Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of automatic vision systems for on- and off-line inspection of textile fabrics, and dyehouse process control equipment. Links to related sites. English, Italian and Spanish.

http://www.irisdp.com/

i2S Line Scan Imaging, Inc

USA. Design, development and manufacture of surface and web inspection systems for nonwoven, plastic film, paper, technical textile, fiberglass and printing industries. Technical information and FAQ. Product brochures on PDF files. Part of i2S Company.

http://www.i2s-linescan.com/

Isra Vision Systems AG

Germany. Development and manufacture of software and machine vision systems for a wide range of industrial applications. In-line surface inspection systems for the wet- and dry-laid nonwovens, and the papermaking industries. Calendar of events. On-line job offerings. English and German.

http://www.isravision.com/

IVA Machine Vision Systems

Belgium. Design and manufacture of in-line vision systems for inspection and monitoring of continuous web, film, glass and foil based production processes. Also, area inspection systems.

http://www.iva-vision.be/

Jacquard Design & Networking Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of standard and customised integrated hardware and software systems for process monitoring and control in jacquard design and weaving applications. Extensive technical information. English and Italian.

http://www.jacquard.org/

Jim White & Associates

USA. Development and manufacture of wireless systems for production control and monitoring applications in textile production processes and fabric inspection.

http://www.jwhiteassoc.com/

Lenzing Instruments GmbH

Austria. Laboratory and on-line testing and process control equipment for fibers, films, nonwovens and textiles. Also, monitoring and control systems for fiber spinning processes. Technical information and specifications.

http://www.lenzing-instruments.com/

LineTech Industries, Inc

USA. Design, development and manufacture of laboratory and in-line color and image quality control systems for the monitoring and measuring of visual properties of synthetic fibers, yarns and fabrics. Detailed equipment catalogs, including technical information.

http://www.linetechindustries.com/

Logic Art Automation Co., Ltd

Taiwan. Design, development and manufacture of equipment, instruments and complete systems for industrial dyehouse process control, and dyes and chemicals dispensers. Also, tube free automatic laboratory dispensers. Detailed product catalogs, providing technical specifications and FAQ. Brochures on PDF files. Links to related sites. English and Chinese.

http://www.logicart.com.tw/

Mahlo America, Inc

USA. Sales, service and technical support of on-line process monitoring and control, and surface inspection systems for the textile, nonwovens, papermaking and coating industries. Extensive technical information on PDF files. Part of Mahlo GmbH.

http://www.mahloamerica.com/

Mahlo GmbH

Germany. Automatic control and monitoring systems for textile and nonwovens manufacturing processes. English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

http://www.mahlo.com/

Malcam, Ltd

Israel. Development and manufacture of on- and off-line microwave moisture and density information systems for non-contact and non-destructive volumetric measurement of organic and non organic materials in the paper, nonwovens, fiber, tabacco, chemical, food products and pharmaceutical industries. Extensive technical information. PDF articles. Multi-lingual site.

http://www.malcam.com/

Massen Vision Systems GmbH

Germany. Design and manufacture of customised industrial machine vision systems. In-line web inspection and monitoring equipment for the textile and nonwovens, and the rubber and plastics industries. Part of the Baumer Electric Group. English and German.

http://www.massen.com/

Matrix Controls

Development and manufacture of software, hardware and complete systems for quality monitoring and control, production and warehouse planning and managing, order tracking, machine maintenance and automated production scheduling for the textile and apparel, printing, and food and beverages industries.

http://www.matrixcontrols.net/

Measurement and Control Solutions, Inc

USA. Manufacturers' representatives of process control systems for the rollgoods and coil based industries. Detailed product information.

http://www.visitmcs.com/

Meiners-Del, Ltd

UK. Design and manufacture of on- and off-line quality control and monitoring equipment and complete systems for fibers and yarns. Also, hand held equipment. Technical information on PDF files.

http://www.meinersdel.com/

Micro Services Group

USA. Diversified group of companies, involved in process monitoring and control systems, networking and software development for the textile wet processing, printing, dyeing and finishing industries. Also, technical consulting and personnel traing services. Technical information.

http://www.microsvcgrp.com/

Mitchell Industrial Controls Co

USA. Custom design and manufacture of power and process heating, and web tension controls for the film, foil, paper and fabric based industries. Also, manufacturers representatives.

http://www.mitchell-industrial.com/

NDC Infrared Engineering

USA. Manufacturer of online infrared measurement and control systems for web based industries. The nonwovens industry utilizes this technology for online basisweight and moisture measurement. This very large site comes in nine different languages, and carries online applications and technical articles.

http://www.ndc.com/

NIR-Online GmbH  

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of pre-calibrated near-infrared (NIR) optical systems for process monitoring and control of organic constituents and on-line data management of production process economy in a range of industrial applications. Diode array base spectrometers and operating software for the textile and paper processing industries. Technical information. English, German and Swedish.

http://www.nir-online.de/

Norcross Corp

USA. Design, development and manufacture of viscosity meters and computer controlled measuring systems for printing and process applications in the textile and nonwovens, paper and board, paint and coating, and printing industries. Detailed product catalog. Technical information and FAQ on PDF files.

http://www.viscosity.com/

Omega Center Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of complete software and hardware systems for production management, monitoring and control in the textile and graphic arts industries. Directory of world wide agents. English and Italian.

http://www.omegacenter.it/

Opticolor, Inc

USA. Automated color recognition systems, on-line batch control and measurement systems for colorization processes in the textile, paper and film based industries.

http://www.opticolor.com

Pantec Engineering AG

Liechtenstein. Engineering company, involved in mechatronic system solutions for the printing, textile, measurement instrumentation and semiconductor industries. Development and installation of electronic process control platforms and software for embroidery machines. Also, retrofitting of existing machines. English and German.

http://www.pantec.com/

PBI-Dansensor AS

Denmark. Design and manufacture of gas instrumentation equipment for on- and off-line process control and laboratories. Water and gas permeability testing equipment for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, textile and chemical industries. Calendar of events.

http://www.pbi-dansensor.com/

Pleva GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of sensors and complete systems for on-line monitoring and control of industrial processes in the textile and nonwovens, automotive, construction, food products, chemical, paper, plastics and wood industries. English and German.

http://www.pleva-controls.de/

Premier Evolvics Pvt., Ltd

India. Design, development and manufacture of computerised machine vision and imaging systems for in-line inspection and process control applications. Dedicated systems for web inspection, polymer filaments, textile and nonwovens, and metallic card clothing manufacturing plants. Technical FAQ.

http://www.evolvics.com/

proCtec GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of automation systems for the process and manufacturing industries. Integrated process control systems for weighing, proportioning, mixing and transporting applications in the nonwovens industry. Technical information on PDF file. English and German.

http://www.proctec.de/

Protagon Process Technologies GmbH

Germany. Development and manufacture of on-line process control and measurement equipment for the paper and nonwovens, plastics and metal industries. Technical information. English and German.

http://www.p2t.de/

Protechna Herbst GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of opto-electronic systems for process management, inpection, and yarn and thread control on knitting and weaving machinery. English and German.

http://www.protechna.de/

RKB Opto-Electronics, Inc

USA. Web inspection related equipment for the nonwovens, paper, plastics, rubber and metal processing industries.

http://www.rkbopto.com/

Sate Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of electronic process control and dispensing systems and turnkey plants for applications in the textile dyehouse, food processing, chemicals and cosmetic industries. Technical information.

http://www.sate-it.com/

ScanTech

France. Design and manufacture of in-line x-ray thickness and weight measurement systems for paper, film, foil, textile, nonwovens, composites and plastics applications. List of world wide agents.

http://www.scantech.fr/

Semitronik Pvt., Ltd

India. Design, development and manufacture of electronic process control systems for applications in yarn, spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing operations. Technical information. System brochures on PDF files.

http://www.semitronik.com/

Sensortech Systems, Inc

USA. Design, development and manufacture of on-line radio frequency (RF) moisture sensors for applications in the textile and nonwovens, wood, pulp and paper, food, roofing, tobacco and aggregates industries. Detailed product catalog. Introduction to moisture measurement techniques. Directory of world wide agents.

http://www.sensortech.com/

Shelton Machines, Ltd

UK. Design and manufacture of mechanical and digital camera operated vision systems for surface inspection of textiles, nonwovens, laminates and composites, metals and coatings. Also, material handling systems. Detailed machine catalogs, including technical information. Library of articles on PDF files.

http://www.sheltonmachines.co.uk/

Solve Tech, Inc

USA. Design and manufacture of on-line non-contact thickness and basis weight gauging systems for the nonwovens, plastic film and converting industries. Detailed product catalogs, with technical information.

http://www.gauging.com/

Strandberg Engineering Labs, Inc

USA. Manufacturers of industrial sensors and controls for applications in the textile and nonwovens, pulp and paper, food processing, agriculture, waste treatment, and chemical processing industries. Detailed product catalogs.

http://www.strandberg.com/

Summit Science & Technology, Inc

USA. Manufacturers of photo-optic web inspection and surface detection systems for the paper, film, foil and nonwovens industries.

http://www.summitengineering.com/

Te Strake BV

The Netherlands. Design and manufacture of motion control systems for the electronics, graphics, medical supplies, agricultural equipment, food, textile, optical media and semiconductors industries. Part of the NTS Group.

http://www.testrake.nl/

Tension Measurement, Inc.

USA. Mechanical and electronic tension measurement instruments for industrial applications. Web and fabric tension control systems for the textile and nonwovens industries.

http://www.tensionmeters.com/

Tensitron, Inc

USA. Standard, application specific and custom designed tension meters and measuring instrumentation for wire, yarn, fiber, aircraft cable, webs, tapes, film, and strapping. Re-calibration and certification services.

http://www.tensitron.com/

Tensometric Messtechnik GmbH

Germany. On-line and hand held precision tension control instruments, and tensile force sensors for the nonwovens, textile, wire and cable, and optical fiber industries. Also, software package for machine measurement and analysis of tensile force proportions. English and German.

http://www.tensometric.com/

Textrol, Inc

USA. DEsign and manufacture of precision strand control systems for the man-made fiber industry. Custom development services. Detailed product and application descriptions.

http://www.textrol.com/

Thema System Srl

Italy. Design, development and manufacture of independent and on-line operating laser based systems for the measurement of yarn bobbin density prior to the dyeing process. Also, yarn length checking devices. English and Italian.

http://www.themasystem.com/

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc

USA. Global technology company, active in a wide range of industries with instrumentation, and management and information software. Gauges and controls for on-line contactless thickness measurement and monitoring of metal strips, coatings, polymer films, rubber, glass and nonwoven webs. English and German.

http://www.thermo.com/

Theta System Elektronik GmbH

Germany. Design, development and manufacture of in-line monitoring and control, web inspection, color management and barcode systems for nonwovens, packaging, printing and converting industries. Detailed product information. Technical brochures on PDF files. English and German.

http://www.theta-system.com/

TnS Co., Ltd

Korea. Design, development and manufacture of computerised process monitoring and control systems for embroidery machinery. Also, embroidery design software. Technical information. English, Korean and Chinese.

http://www.earachne.com/

Tomsic Srl

Italy. Development and manufacture of electronic equipment, instruments and software for the yarn spinning industry. Detailed product catalog, including technical information. English and Italian.

http://www.tomsic.it/

TruColor Vision Systems, Inc

USA. Design, development and manufacture of color vision systems for the narrow web printing industry. Extensive technical information. System specifications on PDF files. Library of technical articles and papers.

http://www.tcvs.com/

Vetal

India. Diversified company, active in process control systems for the textile and food products industries. Electronic dust, fire and metal detection equipment, and sliver, roving and web breakage controls for fiber and cotton ginning, yarn spinning and weaving operations. Technical information.

http://www.vetal.com/

Wintriss Engineering Corp

USA. High-performance web inspection systems and machine vision products for a variety of industrial applications.

http://www.weco.com/

Wright Industries, Inc

USA. Vision inspection and automated control systems for industrial production processes. Part tracking, motion control and data acquisition.

http://www.wrightind.com/

Xrite, Inc

USA. Custom development of hardware and software for color control and data communication in the graphic arts, printing, packaging, manufacturing and retail industries.

http://www.xrite.com/

Zitec AG

Switserland. Design, development and manufacture of mechanical and electronic equipment and instruments for on-line counting, measuring and controlling in yarn spinning, textile, and a wide range of additional industrial applications. Detailed product catalogs, including technical information, specifications and drawings. English and German.

http://www.zivy.ch/

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Live text - India v England

India pass 120 but lose their third wicket, chasing 241 to beat England in the third one-day international in Kanpur.

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Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%'

The loss of green spaces in Britain has caused the number of house sparrows to drop sharply in the past 30 years, the RSPB says.

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Clampdown on excessive speeders

A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.

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October UK retail sales fall 0.1%

Sales on the UK's high streets fell by 0.1% in October down for a second month in a row, Office for National Statistics' data showed.

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Gaza voices

Palestinians describe life under the Israeli blockade

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Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK.

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Strictly stars support Sergeant

Stars of Strictly Come Dancing give their backing to ex-political journalist John Sergeant after he pulls out of the contest.

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RBS shareholders vote on bail-out

Shareholders of the Royal Bank of Scotland will vote later on Thursday on whether to accept a £20bn government bail-out.

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Recession fears hit stock markets

European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.

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EU reaches deal on farm reforms

EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.

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Bosch jobs threat 'devastating'

A decision that could see a further 250 manufacturing jobs axed is described as a devastating blow.

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Second arrest in murder inquiry

Police are questioning a 46-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of doorman Brian McGlynn.

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Letters from America: Thousands of Alistair Cooke's scripts go online

Nearly 3,000 scripts from Alistair Cooke's BBC radio show Letters From America are to be placed in a public electronic archive.

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