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Cash machine fees punish poor [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millions of people living in the most deprived parts of Britain have no access to free cash machines. Read the full list
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BP closes 12 Alaska wells after leaks [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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BP has shut 12 oil wells in Alaska after 57 sprang leaks of insulating fluid- REPORT: BP could face oil-spill charges
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Market report: Wednesday 12.30 [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The broadband offer from BSkyB is worrying investors, with many now factoring in significant downgrades to earnings in coming years
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Asda bar on young smokers [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Cigarettes will not be sold in its stores to anyone under 18, the supermarket group announced today
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Rightmove shares plummet on Hips news [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in property website Rightmove dived today after hopes of a major earnings boost from the launch of Home Information Packs were dashed
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Ban free parking to help small shops [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Free parking at out-of-town shopping centres such as Bluewater should be banned to save dying high streets, a key government think tank said today
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Free broadband adverts banned [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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TalkTalk has been rapped by the advertising standards agency for promoting a 'free broadband' service that was not really free
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'Overpaying' fear on £43bn Rosneft float [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Russian oil giant Rosneft kicked off dealings on the stock market today, amid fears that investors have overpaid for the controversial debutant
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Home loans misery looms [07/19/2006
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The number of people struggling to pay their mortgage would hit the highest level for 15 years if a potential rise in interest rates arrives
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Wetherspoon to deliver profits cheer [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pubs operator JD Wetherspoon today said it is on track to achieve profits at the top end of market expectations and open another nine pubs this year
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Ashtead unveils billion-dollar deal [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Plant hire group Ashtead today agreed to buy a major US competitor for $1bn (£550m)
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FSA warns finances firms over customers [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The City watchdog today imposed a deadline for financial services firms which are still failing to treat their customers fairly
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Home-info pack plan in disarray [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The most controversial element of sellers' packs will not now be introduced next June, the Government revealed today
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EU clamps down on 'misleading' airfares [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Airlines will have to publish the full cost of air fares - including taxes, charges and fees - if new European Commission plans are approved
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Sellers victory over estate agents [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Unfair terms have been removed from the contracts of 25 estate agency businesses after action by the Office of Fair Trading
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Inflation jump sparks rate fears [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A hike in interest rates looked on the cards today after soaring gas and electricity bills drove inflation to its highest rate since 1997
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'North-South gap the widest ever' [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The North South property divide reached a record level in June as prices continued to boom in southern regions, figures showed today
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US swoop hits online gambling firms [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Online gaming stocks took a battering today amid shock at a crackdown by US authorities against web-gambling group BetonSports
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The flat-panel TV bargain rush [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bargain flat-panel TVs are in abundance leaving families who paid out large sums for the latest in technology wishing they had waited a little longer
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Beware the ides of August [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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It will be hard for the Monetary Policy Committee to keep holding borrowing costs at the current 4.5% for much longer
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Don't bank on these policies [07/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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insurance offered as part of a packaged bank account can lull people into believing they are covered when they are not
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