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