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RBS boss: I considered resigning Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester tells the BBC he briefly considered resigning during the uproar over his bonus. A380 wing crack checks extended Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes. Nokia to carry out 4,000 job cuts Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland. Care provider in new debt talks The UK's largest care provider, Four Seasons, is in talks to find money to refinance its debts, but it denies union claims it is in financial difficulty. Women 'facing pensions lock-out' Low-earning women could be frozen out of a scheme to automatically enrol workers into a pension scheme, the TUC warns. Superdry warns of weaker profits Supergroup, the company behind the fashion chain Superdry, sees shares plunge after it scaled back its profit forecast. Apple seeks revised patent rules A letter from Apple's legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards. Virgin Media posts strong profits Strong demand for new TV services helped Virgin Media post a £48.2m profit in the fourth quarter. Greek parties 'to finalise deal' Greek PM Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity deal to secure a new EU/IMF bailout. Jobs boost for economy in January Employers added permanent jobs for the first time in four months in January, says the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.