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Thursday May 17th 2012
- Sunny Intervals
- Max Temp: 15°C
- Min Temp: 9°C
- Wind Direction: ESE
- Wind Speed: 9mph
- Visibility: very good
- Pressure: 1020mb
- Humidity: 49%
- UV risk: low
- Pollution: low
- Sunrise: 05:44CEST
- Sunset: 21:16CEST
Stormers v Waratahs: Teams The Stormers have made just the two changes for the visit of the Waratahs to Cape Town.
Classy Crewe delight Davis Crewe boss Steve Davis saluted his young side as they booked their place in the League Two play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Southend.
Scotland National News: BT Profits up as it starts cost cuts
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UK telecom giant BT has reported rises in profits, thanks to cost-cutting and an increase in its broadband service users.
Pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of December were £652 m, 48% higher than a year earlier. Revenue fell 5% to £4.77 bn.
Profits are reported to have increased around 18%.
The company said it has expanded the availability of its fibre optic broadband to 7 million homes and signed 95,000 customers to its service.
"We have delivered another quarter of growth in profits and cash flow despite the economic head-winds" Chief Executive Ian Livingston commented. He went on to add: "In the UK, our fibre roll-out has accelerated bringing super-fast broadband within reach of over seven million homes and businesses and we remain the number one broadband retailer with over six million customers".
The company said labour costs fell by 3% while payments to telecommunications operators fell 15% due to lower call volumes.
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