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Exposed: Rail fares rip-off

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Exposed: Rail fares rip-off - A new row over 'rip-off' rail fares erupted today, as new research reveals ticketing mess Asda strike is called off - A strike that threatened empty shelves 'within days' at supermarkets giant Asda was called off today



Exposed: Rail fares rip-off  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
A new row over 'rip-off' rail fares erupted today, as new research reveals the ticketing mess
Asda strike is called off  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
A strike that threatened to empty shelves 'within days' at supermarkets giant Asda was called off today
Market report: Thursday 12.30  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Investors embarked on a programme of window dressing today that carried share prices back above the 5700 level
Fake car-crash gang smashed  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Police have arrested seven people said to be involved in staging fake accidents involving expensive vehicles to claim insurance payouts
Edmonds trio quit as CAG shares crash  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
England cricketer-turned-oil mogul Phil Edmonds today triggered fresh controversy as shares in one of his speculative companies crashed
Double-glazing cheats fined  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Four companies have been fined a total of £1.3m for operating an illegal cartel in the double-glazing industry
Mortgages pass £1 trillion mark  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
A record rise in borrowing last month has pushed mortgage debt to its high-ever level says the Bank of England
World Cup fever hits house sales  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Higher borrowing costs and World Cup fever have taken the heat out of the spring surge in the housing market
Anger over shock gas bills  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Direct debit customers are finding themselves heavily in debt because agreed monthly payments are not keeping up with price rises
BP faces US action over propane tactics  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Regulators in America have launched a legal action against BP, alleging the firm manipulated the propane market in the US in 2004
Water meters for millions more by 2015  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Five million homes in the South-East should be forced to have water meters within nine years, say government advisers
Cheerful Diageo gets cash boost  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker drinks giant Diageo rapped out a substantial upgrade to its financial forecasts today
MoneySupermarket cues up £1bn float  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Online financial services group MoneySupermarket.com, is lining up a stock market flotation which could value it at £1bn
City high-flier is UK's most generous donor  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
A young share trader has emerged as Britain's most generous philanthropist, giving more than £50m to children's charities in a year
Trinity faces split calls as ads slide bites  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Pressure for Trinity Mirror to split its national and regional newspaper titles was set to grow today as the former's ad revenues drop off
Babcock sets sights on airports and ports  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Australian investment bank Babcock & Brown wants more European airports and sea-ports after its takeover of Britain's PD Ports earlier this year
Dutch boss bails out of troubled Thames  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The Dutch chairman of Thames Water yesterday stepped down from the utility firm, amid a furore over chronic leaks and water restrictions
Barclays to shed more than 1,200 jobs  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Barclays today said it will axe more than 1,200 jobs in the next two years as part of a shake-up of its High Street banking operations in the UK
EMI rejects Warner counterbid  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Music giant EMI and US rival Warner Music were locked in a takeover tug-of-war today as both companies battled to take control of each other
Abraham's war on arrogance  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
People who have lost company pensions have found a worthy champion in Ann Abraham, the Parliamentary Ombudsman
New currents with a catch  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
More than half of us still bank with the Big Four, but the competition is making inroads into the current account market
Standard's sale looks a safe bet  [06/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that investors should be safe buying into Standard Life's share offer