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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 6 Mar 2016

    Energy firm Npower to cut 2,500 jobs, more than a fifth of its UK workforce, with details to be announced this weekhttp://bbc.in/1Rv7jXZ 

    6:05 AM - 6 Mar 2016
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      1. Tallestpurpl‏ @Tallestpurpl 6 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Seems it can cut everything apart from bills.

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      1. News Correspondent‏ @Live_UK_News 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking Israeli Army shot a Palestinian girl,stopped medics helping her & left her to bleed to death for 1 hourpic.twitter.com/iZ4PKbKNSU

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      1. Kenneth Armitage‏ @Dinostratus 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews it's what happens when energy/utility companies are in foreign hands and choose to retrench to reduce overheads

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      1. Sue Edwards‏ @Edwa76t 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking Bring back the Cegb!

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      1. Robby the Robot‏ @RobbyRobot999 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews some arsehole is gonna spin this as a #Brexit issue, probably our own Prime Minister

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      1. Marco Misticoni‏ @marcomisticoni 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking they'll blame it on #brexit next!

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      2. Mummygirl/ Bev Stein‏ @mummygirl 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews More votes for OUT that EU!!

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      3. Maurice Brennan‏ @mossbrennan 6 Mar 2016
        Replying to @mummygirl

        @mummygirl @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Think that is bad? It is nothing compared to what will happen if UK vote to leave.

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      1. Dave Major‏ @DaveDavemajor00 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Absolutely pants company...Sorry for the workforce, apart from the muppet I had to deal with.

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      1. hari makwan‏ @harimakwan 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking Indian political leaders like @ArvindKejriwal @SitaramYechury & Journos like @BDUTT / @ndtv shl come there for agitataion

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      1. Stephen Clarke #FBPB...For Britain Pro Brexit..‏ @stevieboy1480 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews .. The remain Muppets says job losses will only happen after BREXIT, how come now? Project fear total crap!!#OUTOFEU.

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      1. Jason Peacock‏ @jasonpeacock8 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews exit EU, re nationalise everything with all them millions of £'s savings. Then let's invest in making British goods.

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      1. Marcus Rutter‏ @RutterMarcus 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @hulldailymail big cuts at the Hull Office!

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      1. Tracey Thompson‏ @T2k2Tracey 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews they already laid off hundreds om teeside a while ago now so makes sense this woukd follow

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      1. che bramley‏ @che7119 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking The Northern Powerhouse has really had its Plug pulled out !

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      1. Debbie & Shane‏ @debbiesturgis1 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews it's the glut of oil they will use it to say it's the EU

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      1. Chad Grodi‏ @cmg_econ 6 Mar 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @APPropst Will this allow the company to now increase their wages for workers kept on after the large cut?

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