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They confirmed they had been considering the move for "years", but moved seriously to consult with 40 50 writers, publishers and agents around 18 months ago.

In spite of record prices, enquiry levels are still robust and interest among prospective buyers remains high across central London. The number of new applicants is up by 33.9% over the year to date compared to the same period in 2012 and the number of property viewings conducted over this period is up by 18.5%.

But it was the consumer-focused companies of Acer and Asus which saw the biggest declines, with shipments down 34.5% and 34.1% respectively.

Mr Gunning called the new cancer drugs as anti-tropomyosins and said these will soon be added to the classes of drugs used in chemotherapy. Sydney researchers are hopeful they have achieved a long sought-after target.