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Get ready for the light bulb tax [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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A light bulb tax on families is being planned by the Government as part of its tough campaign to lower household carbon emissions
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Matalan in £780m bid [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Matalan chairman John Hargreaves has secured boardroom support for a planned takeover bid for the discount fashion chain
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Market report: Friday close [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fears of an all-out war in the Middle East and its impact on petrol prices rocked international equity markets today but the Footsie held fairly firm
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Phone fight commissioner speaks [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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I'm so happy, says the feisty EU boss delighted to have slashed your holiday mobile phone bills, but angry telecoms cheifs are on the warpath
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Vodafone calls in headhunters [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Vodafone has hired a top headhunting consultancy to beef up its top executive team following a boardroom cull this year
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BAE ready for £3bn deal [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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BAE Systems is this week expected to announce orders worth about £3bn to supply the MoD with new aircraft
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Fraud officials move in on Severn [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fraud officials have begun interviewing Severn Trent staff - a move that signifies it is stepping up its investigation of the company
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TNS a private equity bid target [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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International market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres is thought to have received bid approaches from private equity firms
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Whitbread sales gloom knocks bids [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Whitbread is facing substantially lower bids for its 235 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre pubs after news of continued weak sales
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Low-cost housing schemes slammed [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Government schemes to help key workers onto the housing ladder were branded 'wasteful and inefficient' today
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Spectre of £5 a gallon looms [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Motorists face the prospect of paying £5 for a gallon of petrol after oil prices reached a record high yesterday
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Bankers cash in on Rosneft float [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Rosneft, the biggest initial public offering in London's history, kicked off trading on the Stock Exchange today
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Benjys collapse leaves bad taste for backer [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sandwich bar chain Benjys looks set to collapse into administration amid spiralling losses and franchise disputes
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Lottery firm trebles charity charge [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Struggling new lottery operator Chariot today upped the charge it makes to participating charities threefold in a bit to raise revenues
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FSA pair hold key to bankers' defence [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Two top Financial Services Authorities executives could be called as key defence witnesses in the NatWest Three fraud case
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Babcock confident of future prospects [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Engineering firm Babcock today said current trading was in line with expectations after the financial year started 'very satisfactorily'
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Enodis considers new offer [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Enodis today said it was considering a revised £892m takeover proposal from US-based food services equipment company Manitowoc
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Oil soars, shares plunge [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's top-ranking shares took a battering today as political tensions intensified around the globe and oil prices crept to record highs
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Goodbye to fat government [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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Next year's Comprehensive Spending Review, when it comes, will mark the end of the Government's spending explosion
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Teach them a lesson! [07/16/2006 01:17 PM]
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How can the Government expect children to manage their CTF money if they don't receive financial education at school?
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