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Public sector sickies worry

Public sector workers are more likely to throw a sickie, according to a new report. Read

Apprentice is a masterstroke for the Beeb

Tomorrow will see the climax of a thrilling three month business battle. Read

Figures don't add up

Urgent action is needed to make UK consumers start saving more money, an influential forecasting group has claimed. Read

Putting suffering to good use-by one who knows

Days spent on Teesside have left an impression on former hostage Terry Waite. Read

Shopping around for real bargains

Haggling over prices at shops and markets is a way of life in some countries. Read

Olwyn's risk is inspiration

Businesswoman Olwyn Ogden has proved you are never too old to tread the entrepreneurial route. Read

Workers should get to grips with the 3Rs at school

It seems churlish to look down on the huge campaign that has been launched to boost training offered to workers. Read

Budget does not tell whole story

As ever with the Budget, the devil is in the detail. Read

Budget for the future

A giveaway bonanza or a damp squib - just how will tomorrow's Budget shape up? Read

Identity is easy to steal

Are you among the 25pc of people who have either fallen victim to identity fraud or know of someone who has? Read

Key in to the future

Typing on a computer key board seems to be an integral part of most people's jobs these days. Read

I'll bet this rings a bell

Ringing a customer service number can prove to be a frustrating experience. Read

Join future of hope

It sounds like the stuff hi-tech dreams are made off - paper thin computer and television screens than can be rolled up and put into a briefcase. Read

Would you credit it?

Apparently, gone are the days of sitting on deckchairs while saving for a three-piece suite with a growing number of today's first-time buyers taking just one month to furnish their new home. Read

We're busy, not lazy

A "do it for me" culture is said to be spreading across the country. Read

Smoking ban is way to go

Pub group Wetherspoons this week made its anti-smoking stance clear - announcing a complete ban at all its outlets by May 2006. Read

Home price spirals up

Just how high can they go? I'm talking about house prices. This week a report from property website rightmove.co.uk showed prices in the North were still on the up - climbing 3.3pc during January. Read

Cash in on web

Senior Lecturer in Web Engineering for information, communication & technology training and consultancy, the North East New Technology Institute Read

Dragons fire up viewers

Who would have thought watching budding entrepreneurs pitching a case to try to secure financial help and advice from successful business tycoons would make riveting television? - but it has. Read

Do the tills ring out?

Shop till you drop seemed to be a major pastime for a lot of people. Read