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Can you justify your job title?
The economic gloom means a squeeze on salaries. But employers may try to keep staff on side with beefed-up job titles instead.

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Firms 'should boost website focus'
Small companies should put more focus on retailing via the internet, says business support boss Howard Graham.

Employers' illegal staff warning
A crackdown on illegal workers in a Berkshire town will continue into the new year, immigration chiefs warn.

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Town trials another 'green' bus
A hybrid fuel double-decker bus is being trialled on one of Reading's busiest bus routes.

What's on in Parliament today
Full details of today's schedule in the House of Commons and the Lords.

Water firm jobs moved from town
Staff working in customer care for Thames Water in Swindon are told their jobs are moving to Reading next April.

Thames safety signs after death
A mother succeeds in getting new safety signs erected along part of the River Thames after the death of her son.

Retail security system relaunched
A retail security initiative protecting shops and businesses in Berkshire from crime is relaunched.

Making a drama out of Lehman Bros
Last Days of Lehman Brothers dramatises the collapse of the Wall Street bank which helped trigger the world's worst recession since World War II.

'Not enough women in technology'
There are still too few women working in technology in the UK, the government's digital champion Martha Lane Fox tells the BBC.

Director 'did not read' contract
A millionaire tells the Dominic Keane fraud trial that he did not always read business documents closely.

Sony to back open e-book format
Sony is dropping its own-brand standard for digital books in favour of an open format.

Economic slump 'past its worst'
Northern Ireland's economic downturn is past its worst, the latest report from the Ulster Bank suggests.

What's on in Parliament today
Highlights include prime minister's questions and the Budget statement by Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Blade skyscraper ready for launch
An "iconic" new £32m tower development is set to open for business in Reading later this month.

Gap year students killed in crash
Three British students are killed in a road crash while on a gap year trip to South Africa.

Wednesday in Westminster
Today in Parliament reports on a sombre session of prime minister's questions, as David Cameron returns for the first time since the death of his son Ivan.

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