Mr Baggott said he wanted to extend the life of HET in order to tackle the volume of cases.

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The Co-Op says it will extend its ban on beers and ciders with more than 6.5% alcohol volume to 135 stores.

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Partly to placate them, the exchange's new chief executive, John Thain, promised to extend the use of its existing computerised trading system, which now handles 10% of daily trading volume, into a hefty hybrid.

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