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Turnaround - the against-all-odds true story of how a Hampshire company was save...

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Aerospace company Airbus opens 'modern' careers centre

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‘Vital that we attract space jobs of the future to Portsmouth’ says Stephen Morg...

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Airbus to cut more than 150 jobs in Portsmouth as part of restructure

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Fears over future of workers as Airbus announces 2,000 cuts

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'Losing city space jobs will be as painful as scrapping shipbuilding'

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MoD reveals when Type 45 destroyers will get missile upgrades

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Airbus plans to install liquid nitrogen tank in Portsmouth for satellite testing

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Portsmouth-built satellite 'could be used to power flying taxis'

Eutelsat Quantum, backed by UK Space Agency funding and built by Airbus in Portsmouth, launches in South America. Pic: ESA-M Pedoussautplaceholder image

'Game-changing' pioneering satellite successfully launches in South America

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Space X rocket to blast satellite partly built in city into space on Monday

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Satellite with city-built payload set for launch

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Portsmouth jobs potentially at risk as Airbus announces cuts

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Airbus teams up with Portsmouth businesses to make 40,000 face shields for NHS w...

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Businesses in Portsmouth donate mobile phones to Portsmouth Hive

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Jobs under threat as Airbus announce redundancies

JOBS in Portsmouth could be under threat after a major employer in the city announced a major round of redundancies.

David George

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Design and printing firm showcases new product showroom in Farlington

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Portsmouth pupils learning is out of this world

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New climate change board will aim to make Portsmouth carbon neutral by 2030

Extinction Rebellion protest and die-in in Portsmouth Guildhall Square earlier this year. Picture: Duncan Shepherdplaceholder image

New climate change board will aim to make Portsmouth carbon neutral by 2030

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Gatwick-bound plane forced to turn around after drone spotted, report reveals

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University Technical College Portsmouth celebrates success of first set of resul...

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City workers could play ‘major role’ in new satellite contract

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Workers at Airbus in Portsmouth likely to play 'major role' in construction of t...

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City workers could play ‘major role’ in new satellite contract

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It’s amazing how much technology has changed – Rick Jackson

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Fears of ‘catastrophic’ Airbus exit from Portsmouth grow after CEO slams Brexit ...

LOSING the city’s highly-skilled engineering jobs at Airbus would be ‘catastrophic’, the leader of city council has said.

Byron Melton

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'˜About 30' employees leave Airbus in Portsmouth amid Brexit row over Galileo sa...

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Airbus workers in Portsmouth will help build new satellites in £35m-a-year dea...

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Science minister fails to say how UK will protect at-risk tech jobs at Airbus i...

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Shadow Brexit secretary visits Portsmouth '“ but not the port

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Portsmouth's satellite industry will be safe with £92m post-Brexit fund, MP say...

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LETTER OF THE DAY: Council spending outside the city could prove very expensive

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Portsmouth council leader urges business secretary to visit city amid Airbus Bre...

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COMMENT Airbus concern over Brexit job losses is a big worry

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'˜This could be worse than the loss of shipbuilding' - fears grow in Portsmouth ...

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Airbus warns it could leave the UK in event of '˜no-deal' Brexit

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Satellite firm row deepens with Europe

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MPs told Airbus will have to move work from Portsmouth to Europe for satellite c...

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Hopes sparked Britain's new satellite plan could bring jobs to Portsmouth

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Brexit tussle between UK and EU threatens 100 jobs at Airbus satellite HQ in Por...

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WATCH: Astronaut Tim Peake visits Airbus for a tour of the world's first '˜chame...

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Freedom of Chichester award is '˜a huge honour' for spaceman Tim Peake

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Hands-on experience for schoolchildren at employment fair

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Youngsters given ideas for future at fair with twist

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PICTURES: Behind-the-scenes look as new Hilsea technical college nears completio...

One of our library pictures showing HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, has the F and G ring sections joined together at BAE Systems' shipbuilding bay within Portsmouth Naval Base. They are the first of the sections - pre-installed with cabins, engines, cabling and ventilation - to be put togetherplaceholder image

'˜I want us to capitalise on the great skills base we have in Portsmouth'

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We in Remain love Britain just as much as those wanting Brexit

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Cyclist on a mission to help Gambian schools after trekking across Holland

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Apprentices bidding to make UK team in WorldSkills final

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Major space firm Airbus writes letter warning of the risks of Brexit vote

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