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• Graduate tax would lead to mass student emigration, says CBI

  
  Graduates from UK universities would leave the country in their tens of thousands in order to avoid a proposed new tax, according to a top business lobbying group.
  
  

• Container terminal expansion plans must be revived to avoid congestion

  
  Expansion plans for container terminals which had been put on hold because of the worldwide recession must be resurrected if congestion is not to return.
  
  

• Government set to announce “smarter immigration controls”

  
  Immigration minister Damian Green is due to deliver a speech to the House of Commons this evening promising the introduction of “smarter” controls on entry to Britain.
  
  

• Historic freight run goes 'over the top of the world'

  
  Melting ice caps in the Arctic Ocean have brought an unexpected benefit to shipping, by opening up a new, shorter sea route which almost goes over the top of the world.
  
  

• Gap year students warned to watch out for hidden hostel charges

  
  School leavers who are planning to take a year out before university have been advised to watch out for unexpected costs when staying in hostels abroad.
  
  

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