| Water firm admits fiddling
bills [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Three million households have escaped being overcharged £40m after Severn Trent admitted it had fiddled its books
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| Crackdown on rip-off store
cards [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Companies whose store cards charge more than 25% are to be forced to warn customers they can get credit cheaper elsewhere
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| Market report: Tuesday 11.00
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Heavy profit-taking and losses overnight on Wall Street hit the London market today
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| Card fraud losses down 13%
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The introduction of chip and Pin cards has contributed to a drop in the cost of card fraud, from £504.8m in 2004 to £439.4m in 2005
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| Vodafone battling trouble on
all fronts [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Vodafone was fighting on multiple fronts today with renewed pressure for it to make a fast exit from the US
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| Warning on Homeserve 'bills'
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Water customers are being warned to look out for invitations with their annual water bills to take up insurance cover for repairs to pipe work and drains
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| Britons 'fuelling budget flights
boom' [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The UK is the largest and most mature market for budget airlines in Europe, a report claims
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| No sign of upturn on High Street
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The High Street struggled again in February as shoppers failed to be tempted by spring fashions
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| Premier enjoys Branston bean
feast [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Branston Beans has enjoyed a magic entrance into the market, owner Premier Foods revealed today
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| Card use fuelling consumer
debt [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The increasing use of cards to pay for day-to-day purchases is fuelling Britains consumer debt levels, with 39% of people overspending
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| £23m pensions boost in Scott
Wilson float [03/07/2006 11:26 AM]
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Consultancy firm Scott Wilson will use £23.4m of the £68m it is raising by coming to the stock market to top up its pension fund
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| Tribunal to visit bank at centre
of £5m City gay case [03/07/2006 11:26 AM]
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A £5m gay discrimination case against HSBC will take an unusual twist today with a visit to the offices where the claim of sexual harassment is said to have taken place
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| Civil service helps Meggitt
jet to £116m [03/07/2006 11:26 AM]
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Strong demand for civil aircraft gave aerospace group Meggitt a 29% sales uplift in 2005
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| £3bn Anglo-French aircraft
carriers deal is sealed [03/07/2006 11:26
AM] |
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The Government has formally signed an agreement to deliver aircraft carriers to both the Royal and French navies
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| Lambeth and Portman to merge
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Around 70,000 customers of Lambeth Building Society are set for windfalls after it agreed to merge with rival Portman
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Slow start to year for new car sales [03/07/2006 11:26 AM]
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New car registrations in the UK fell for the second consecutive month in February, but are expected to pick up next month
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| Call to end 'antique' stamp
duty [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Gordon Brown has been urged to completely overhaul stamp duty and give first-time buyers a hand in the run-up to the Budget
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| BOC falls to Linde of Germany
for £8.2bn [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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BOC has accepted an £8.2bn takeover bid from German rival Linde with the promise that its pension deficit will be wiped out
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| Crackdown on overdraft charges
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Overdraft charges could be slashed - or even scrapped - as fair trading watchdogs finally get tough with the banks
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| 'Problem debt' on the increase
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The level of 'problem' debt is rising at a faster rate than normal unsecured debt, according to a leading money charity
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| M&S fairtrade boost for farmers
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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All tea and coffee sold by M&S will now be under the Fairtrade banner, increasing pressure on other store chains to sell ethical products
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| A to Z of the Sunday newspapers
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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This is Money reads the Sunday papers so you don't have to. Here is this week's round-up of the bigger stories from the financial pages
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| Shoddy site, shoddy operation
[03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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The financial investigator warns against a 'free offer' from Business Internet Directory Limited
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| Telephonetics dials up good
numbers [03/07/2006 11:26 AM] |
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Our small caps experts reveal minnow stocks that are set to fly, or dive. This week the spotlight falls on speech recognition business Telephonetics
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