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• BA strike talks end without deal
  Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
• Economic storm not over, says PM
  Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
• Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
  Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
• Banks face harsher stress tests
  Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.
• British Gas faces strike ballot
  British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
• Warning on packaged bank accounts
  Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
• China to build Sri Lanka airport
  China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.
• EU rule change 'may cut red tape'
  Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules.
• China denies World Cup sweatshop
  A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its manufacturing contract.
• Tough task
  Economic challenge for new president in quake-hit Chile .