“When you include the number of people who have quit looking for work because they’re convinced the Obama administration’s economy is so bad they can’t find a job, it jumps up to about 12 percent. When you include the number of people who have part-time jobs who wish they had a full-time job, it’s at 16 percent or 17 percent. I mean, this is an administration which has actually shrunk the workforce fairly dramatically. In the last year, it’s the lowest male participation rate in the labor force since the 1940s — so right after World War II.” Read full article > >

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The unemployment number: Is Gingrich right that it’s flawed?

Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.

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Personal insolvencies ‘down 11%’

A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.

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Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving

The government has overestimated the number of people who will be helped back into employment by its work programme, the National Audit Office says.

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Warning over back-to-work scheme

Divers find the body of a woman in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of people confirmed dead to 13.

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Cruise ship body takes toll to 13

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors

Radical plans to reduce the number of parliamentary seats by a quarter in Wales are unveiled by the Boundary Commission.

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s BMW AG says the number of vehicles it sold rose by 14.2 percent in 2011 compared with the previous year. The company says Monday it sold a record 1.67 million vehicles under its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands. The BMW brand, the company’s mainstay, sold 12.8 percent more cars and SUVs — a total of 1.38 million. Rolls-Royce increased unit sales by 30.5 percent with 3,538 cars sold worldwide, breaking a sales record from 1978. Read full article > >

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Germany’s BMW sold 1.67 million vehicles last year, up 14 percent

There has been a sharp rise in the number of elderly people being treated for drinking problems in London, new figures suggest.

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Elderly drink treatment ‘rises’

Labour says just 10,000 firms have taken advantage of a tax break scheme, as the government says it is working to increase the number.

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Tax break plan ‘a flop’ – Labour

As more doctors and hospitals have digitized patient records, the number of reported breaches has increased 32 percent this year from last year at a cost of $6.5 billion to the industry.

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As Patient Records Are Digitized, Data Breaches Are on the Rise

Amazon’s ultra-cheap Kindle Fire has already shipped between 3 and 4 million units and combined with news of excellent Black Friday sales last week, the Fire may already be the number two tablet after the Apple iPad. As far back as August, analysts have predicted a less expensive, Amazon-made alternative to the iPad could sell up to 5 million units before the end of the year. Amazon appears to be making those predictions a reality with its Kindle Fire, which retails at $199 and can be used to read e-books, play casual games and download content like movies and TV shows. If it sells more than 5 million units, the Fire would be the best-selling Android-based tablet in the world, beating high-profile tablets from Samsung and Motorola. Read full article > >

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In case you missed it, the Victoria’s Secret annual “Fashion” Show strutted into American homes last night. What qualified as a progressive element to this year’s CBS telecast was the number of featured models who are new mothers. Some tidbits from an unintentionally hilarious Associated Press story on mothers who joined the underwear extravaganza: Read full article > >

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Victoria’s Secret revealed: Mothers apparently wear bras better

A minister has defended the timing of a big announcement on housing – the day before figures suggested a drop in the number of social homes being built.

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Clash over housing stats timing