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Travel chaos set to continue [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Flight cancellations and delays are continuing today for thousands of travellers caught up in the terror alert
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BetonSports crisis after US pullout [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Online gambling company, BetonSports, faced a business meltdown today as it pulled out of the US market under pressure from prosecutors
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Market report: Friday 13:00 [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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London shares opened higher following yesterday's lull instigated by a sprung terrorist attack, with BA bouncing back
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Powder room gamble for betting duo [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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The founder of online gambling giant Sportingbet is launching a chain of upmarket venues where women get spruced up for a night on the town
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Water boss's £2.6m reward [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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A fresh fat-cat storm erupted at Thames Water over a £2.6m package paid to its former boss last year
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Inquiry after ban on cheap return tickets [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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A rail company is facing an investigation for restricting cheap day return tickets to London.
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Terror plot could cost £400m [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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The long-term impact of the foiled terror attack could wipe £400m off the economy, with a drop in takings from foreign tourists
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High profits but RWE may still hike bills [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Stand by for higher gas and electricity bills. Annual profits from Npower and Thames Water parent company RWE will not be as high as hoped.
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Flat tax 'helps the poor' [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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A single tax rate for every earner would help poorly paid workers and families with children, says an influential think-tank
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Catalogues at dawn for Tesco and Argos [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tesco is gearing up to launch a homewares catalogue in four weeks' time, in a move that will send shivers down the spine of rival Argos
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BP go-ahead to get Prudhoe oil flowing [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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BP has won concessions from US regulators to keep more than a quarter of the output from the giant Alaskan oil field Prudhoe Bay flowing.
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Superdrug to lift spending as profits slide [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Profits fell 20% last year at high street retailer Superdrug, buffeted by aggressive supermarkets and a revived Boots
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Competition watchdog raps Stagecoach [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Stagecoach has been criticised by the Competition Commission for unfairly increasing coach fares in Scotland
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Risk to 3m HSBC web accounts [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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A major security loophole has left the online accounts of 3.1m HSBC customers vulnerable to criminals who can access their details with ease, it has been claimed
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Post Office to offer broadband [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Another big hitter is about to step into the broadband market after the Post Office revealed its intention to join the battle for the nations web users
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Starbucks sales rocket to £244m [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Plans for world domination continued apace last year as Starbucks UK sales rocketed 20% to £244.2m
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Another rate hike on the cards [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners are facing a further rise in borrowing costs after the Bank of England predicted it faces a challenge to keep inflation in check
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ITV shake-up to find the X Factor [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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ITV announced a dramatic shakeup of its programming today following a disastrous slide in advertising over the summer
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Footsie takes plot in its stride [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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The City has traded through two world wars, so we should not be surprised that the FTSE weathered yesterday's thwarted terror plot.
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FKI a bargain buy - despite the challenges [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
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The news at FKI isn't all good. But is it sufficient to justify the rock-bottom rating that the market is giving its shares? We think not
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