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Now playing Next United Kingdom UKIP leader Nuttall under pressure over Hillsborough inaccuracies UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has admitted past claims he lost close friends at the Hillsborough football disaster were false 14/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Rolls-Royce's profits dive Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce suffered a record annual loss from settling bribery investigations in Britain, the US and Brazil and the pound's Brexit vote slump. 14/02/2017
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Now playing Next Economy UK economy resilient at end of 2016, manufacturing jumps Britain's economy remained resilient at the end of last year despite the UK's surprise vote in June to leave the European Union. 10/02/2017
Now playing Next Russia Britain scrambles jets to monitor Russian bombers Britain has confirmed that it scrambled Typhoon jets to monitor two Russian Blackjack bombers, which flew near its airspace. 10/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Cautious outlook from Thomas Cook Tour-operator Thomas Cook says its bookings for the summer were up on last year, but it remained cautious about the rest of 2017. 09/02/2017
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: MPs hold final Article 50 vote This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round-up of the top stories from across Europe. 08/02/2017
Now playing Next No Comment Brexit bill backed by parliament After three days of debate and the scrutiny of over 140 pages of amendments Westminster has passed The European Union Notification of Withdrawal Bill. 08/02/2017