Taxpayer owned RBS cuts another 3,500 jobs
RBS has announced 3,500 more UK staff are set to lose their jobs but 500 offshore jobs will be created
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Sales of TVs during the World Cup proved insufficient to allow Dixons owner DSG to beat expectations in its latest numbers.
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