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Bankruptcies hit new record [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britains addiction to debt is biting, with a record number of people going bankrupt this spring. Not even pop stars The Cheeky Girls are immune
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RBS profits leap 23% [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's second-largest bank turned in thumping first-half profits today with a surge in income from its overseas operations
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Market report: Friday 12.30 [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in pubs chain operator Mitchells & Butlers were riding high today, propelled by talk that another bid for the company may be on the way
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BA flies to £195m as business travel soars [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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British Airways' operating profit soared by nearly 20% to £211m in the first quarter, boosted by a strong rise in business passengers
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Travel agents warned on cover [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Travel agents have been warned they could face watchdog regulation after claims that holidaymakers are getting a poor deal on insurance
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Green customers to bag a bonus [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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The UK's largest retailer aims to cut the four billion plastic bags it dishes out annually by 25% within two years, it said today
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Ratner eyes H.Samuel deal [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gerald Ratner re-ignited speculation today that he could be eyeing a return to the jewellery business that once carried his name
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The great mileage rip-off [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fuel-economy figures issued by car manufacturers are miles off the mark - with the 'green' Toyota Prius the worst offender, a new survey shows
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Marconi pension fund safe for moment [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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US private-equity house Fortress has failed to buy telecoms supplier Telent and gain control of the £3bn former Marconi pension fund
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Apple warns on accounts in options probe [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Apple Computer, maker of the iPod and the Apple Mac computer, warned last night that its accounts for the past four years were unreliable
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Rate rise shock for borrowers [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage borrowers were hit in the pocket today as the Bank of England made a shock decision to raise interest rates a quarter-point to 4.75%
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Barclays unfazed by bad debts [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Barclays Bank today outstripped its High St rivals with a massive surge in first-half profits despite continuing problems at Barclaycard
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Three out of four BA flights late [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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British Airways today admitted failing its passengers, with just one in four of its flights taking off on time
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Less TalkTalk, more service [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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A disgruntled TalkTalk customer has hit back at the company by launching a website detailing her struggles with its customer services department
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Halifax ups house price prediction [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's biggest mortgage lender increased its forecast for house price growth in 2006 - admitting the market had gathered more momentum
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£48m divorce award to ex-wife [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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An insurance magnate has been ordered to pay his former wife a record sum, but says he will appeal against 'blatantly discriminatory' ruling
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Bidders in wings as ITV's Allen goes [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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ITV's board will meet next Tuesday to rubber-stamp the departure of chief executive Charles Allen amid growing talk of renewed takeover bids
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Prices of country homes soar [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Russian and Middle Eastern buyers lured by the attractions of rural living are sending the value of homes in the English countryside through the thatched roof
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Bank's own goal on rates [08/04/2006 01:17 PM]
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Is Mervyn King merely getting his retaliation in first, or are there more interest rate rises on the way?
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