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Average student debt repayment will take over 12 years

As students across the country come to the end of their courses and prepare to make their way in the world, analysis from online credit report provider Callcredit Check shows that the average student debt will take over 12 years to repay.

YouGov research commissioned by Callcredit has also shown that 44pc of young people aged 18 – 24 are not saving any money at all and 64pc are more concerned about their financial situation today than in

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Malware’s most unwanted posted by Sunbelt Software

573587527 i8PXi S Malware’s most unwanted posted by Sunbelt SoftwareThe war being waged in cyber-space has identified the computer world’s ten most unwanted.

The viral invaders were the most prevalent to be detected by Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, during May.

The good news is that they were found and dealt with by Sunbelt’s award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, and its anti-malware

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Mixed start to the year for North East exports

565394624 B5Ukw S Mixed start to the year for North East exports

Scrap exports loading up at Port of Tyne.

The first quarter of 2009 has revealed mixed fortunes for the North East’s international trade performance.

Latest statistics, based on figures compiled by HM Revenue and Customs, showed that in the first quarter of 2009, up to the end of March,

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Sir Alan – you’re admired

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Sir Alan Sugar

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is celebrating victory with the Government’s introduction of an Enterprise Champion – in the form of businessman Sir Alan Sugar.

The FSB has been campaigning for a corporate mediator to act as a go-between for high street banks and small businesses on lending issues and it is now

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Giant oil platform docks at Teesside

563177316 SFuvU S Giant oil platform docks at Teesside

Unloading for recycling at Able UK.

One of the largest ocean-going barges in the world has arrived at Able UK’s Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre (TERRC) facility Graythorp, Teesside, carrying huge sections of the North West Hutton oil platform which is being recycled at the yard.

The H627 barge, which is 179 metres

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