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Brown and Blair in pensions pact [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The basic state pension will be linked to earnings from 2012 after a historic deal between feuding Gordon Brown and Tony Blair
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Personal info sellers face jail [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Traders in confidential personal records could face up to two years in jail under tough new laws being considered by a Government watchdog
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Market report: Friday close [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Investors woke up to a cold shower and a dose of realism today as share prices around the world took a dive. The FTSE 100 closed 129.9 points lower at 5912.1
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Schoolboy project sells for £61m [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Andrew Michael, who started internet company Fasthosts when he was at school, has become a multi-millionaire at 26
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Takeover of Ottakar's gets green light [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Monopoly watchdogs today formally gave Waterstone's bookstores the go-ahead to buy the smaller Ottakar's chain in a move set to spark renewed fury from authors and publishers.
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Personal bankruptcies double [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The number of people declaring themselves bankrupt has nearly doubled during the past year, Government figures showed today
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A licence for all estate agents [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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All estate agents should be licensed to show that they are qualified and competent says the industrys ombudsman
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GM in reverse over Vauxhall jobs [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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General Motors is trying to distance itself from statements by its European chief suggesting it is easier to axe jobs in Britain than elsewhere
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Private punters join scramble for metals [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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An army of private investors has joined the frenzy of betting on metals that has doubled the price of copper and zinc in the past six months
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Benjys faces lawsuit from franchisees [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Benjys, the sandwich bars chain, is under attack from its own franchise operators, who allege the operation is a 'living nightmare'
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O2 lifts customer base by 16% [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The mobile phone company reported a jump in new customers in the first quarter as it unveiled a new overseas call plan
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City salaries rise as banks hunt for staff [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Pay packages are on the rise as City banks struggle to find enough suitably qualified juniors to work on their burgeoning pipeline of deals
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Sugar goes for the sweetie [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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With the words 'Michelle - you're hired!' Sir Alan Sugar finally decided the TV battle of The Beauty and The Badger
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House-sale business at all-time high [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The UK's biggest chain of estate agents said levels of business were at an all-time high today as the pick-up in the property market gathered pace
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Manufacturing adds to rate rise ammo [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The chances of a rate cut look ever slimmer as the manufacturing sector reported its best performance for almost a year in March
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Equitable Life break-up begins [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The struggling insurer began its break-up today with a deal to offload its £4.5bn book of annuities business to Canada Life
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Windfall for small shops [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Almost 1,000 small shopkeepers will get windfalls of up to £50,000 in a giant merger
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Full speed on pay-to-drive scheme [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Pay-as-you-drive tolls will be the Government's answer to beating 'eternal gridlock' on Britain's roads, the new Transport Secretary has indicated
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US interest rate pause predicted [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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After 16 rate rises in a row, the latest increase could be the last for some time, experts predict
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Lloyds TSB admits chip and Pin flawed [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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A major bank has finally conceded that serious flaws in the new chip and Pin system has opened it up to fraud
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Dixons scores early World Cup winner [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Massive demand for the latest flatscreen televisions ahead of the World Cup has spurred a recovery by Dixons owner DSG International
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Imprint delivers in Dubai [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly, or dive. This week the spotlight
falls on Imprint
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Switching gear on takeovers [05/14/2006 08:37 AM]
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The surrender that saw so many British boards buckle at the smell of takeover cash looks to be largely over
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