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House sales leap by third - The mini-boom property market saw number of homes sold leap by more third during first three months of 2006 Chip Pin scam is spreading - The chip Pin fraud problems exposed at Shell petrol stations extend other garage chains, hole-in-the-wall cash machines restaurants



House sales leap by a third  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The mini-boom in the property market saw the number of homes sold leap by more than a third during the first three months of 2006
Chip and Pin scam is spreading  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The chip and Pin fraud problems exposed at Shell petrol stations extend to other garage chains, hole-in-the-wall cash machines and restaurants
Market report: Tuesday close  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
DIY is back in fashion, and B&Q owner Kingfisher is back in favour, as retail figures for April stunned investors today
Pru to time-bar complaints  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Financial giant Prudential has broken with its previous policy and announced it will set time-bars on endowment mis-selling claims
Credit union chief's secret deal  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The chairman of a 'people's bank' has been banned for approving an illegal property deal from which he secretly made £55,000.
Super probe into big stores starts  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The biggest investigation of supermarkets and their impact on Britain's ailing High Streets is launched today
NTL axes 6000 workers  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
NTL chief executive Stephen Burch has told 6000 staff at the cable TV giant that they are to lose their jobs
Police act over Glaxo fear campaign  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The drugs giant today sought to reassure shareholders worried by a new campaign of intimidation launched by animal rights fanatics
Hurricanes warning to insurers  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Hurricanes this year could be as violent as last year's catastrophic worst season on record, climatologists are warning Lloyds insurance
Boost for High Street as sales increase  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Retail analysts gave a cautious welcome today to an upturn in high street sales boosted by the late timing of Easter
Man's US arm denies hedge fund fraud  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Man Group's US brokerage arm is facing a fraud and racketeering action to recover assets lost a £124m Philadelphia hedge fund collapse
Overseas mobile costs to fall  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The cost of using a mobile phone abroad could plummet after two major operators announced price cuts
Shell hit by chip and Pin scare  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Hundreds of Shell petrol stations have suspended chip and Pin services, as eight people are being questioned by detectives over a fraud racket
Beatles lose Apple court battle  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Stars' record label faces £3m in costs as judge backs iPod-maker Apple Computer in a dispute over the famous logo
Premiership result rattles Sky shares  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Shares in BSkyB slipped after the satellite broadcaster has won only four of the six Premier League live football rights packages up for grabs
World Cup cash-in for websites  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Tickets for this summer's World Cup matches in Germany are selling on unauthorised websites for more three times their face value
PFI 'rip-off ' bosses get £10m payday  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The bosses of Britain's largest PFI investor in the health service saw their pay nearly double last year
Mitchells shares fall after bid failure  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Shares in the owner of All Bar One and Harvester fell back today following the failure of a takeover attempt by tycoon Robert Tchenguiz
Nuclear industry sell-off heating up  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
The sell-off of the nuclear industry is firing up as plans emerge for the disposal of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Buffett wants son to take Berkshire chair  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Warren Buffett says his son, Howard, would be 'a double-protector of the culture' as the company's future chairman
Change in air if Mittal's wins Arcelor bid  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
London-based steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is hoping the annual meeting of his Mittal Steel in Rotterdam tomorrow will be the last of a kind
NTL to axe a third of workforce  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Cable company NTL is set to axe up to 6,000 jobs - about a third of its entire workforce - following its merger with Telewest
Mobile player rings up gains  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly, or dive. This week the spotlight falls on E-pay Asia
Glaxo investors should not bow to threats  [05/10/2006 01:29 AM]
Campaigns of intimidation threaten the health, livelihood and wealth of the nation
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