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The Football World Cup 2010 begins this weekend – but firms warned there would be no leniency towards those throwing sickies to watch games. Organisations and companies in Plymouth said it would be "business as usual" during the next month.

People in Plymouth are facing a big reduction in local services after the Government wielded the axe on public spending. Already committed to make £6billion worth of savings nationally this year, the new coalition Government announced that nearly £1.2billion would come from local government through axing individual cash grants.