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Travel chaos set continue - Flight cancellations delays are continuing today for thousands of travellers caught up terror alert Telent chief Parton quits - The boss of former Marconi is going after planned sale of company US was blocked



Travel chaos set to continue  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Flight cancellations and delays are continuing today for thousands of travellers caught up in the terror alert
Telent chief Parton quits  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The boss of the former Marconi is going after the planned sale of the company to the US was blocked
Market report: Friday 16:00  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
London shares opened higher following yesterday's lull instigated by a sprung terrorist attack, with BA bouncing back
BetonSports crisis after US pullout  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Online gambling company, BetonSports, faced a business meltdown today as it pulled out of the US market under pressure from prosecutors
Powder room gamble for betting duo  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Water boss's £2.6m reward  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
A fresh fat-cat storm erupted at Thames Water over a £2.6m package paid to its former boss last year
Inquiry after ban on cheap return tickets  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
A rail company is facing an investigation for restricting cheap day return tickets to London
Terror plot could cost £400m  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The long-term impact of the foiled terror attack could wipe £400m off the economy, with a drop in takings from foreign tourists
Catalogues at dawn for Tesco and Argos  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
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
High profits but RWE may still hike bills  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
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.
Flat tax 'helps the poor'  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
A single tax rate for every earner would help poorly paid workers and families with children, says an influential think-tank
BP go-ahead to get Prudhoe oil flowing  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
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.
Superdrug to lift spending as profits slide  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Profits fell 20% last year at high street retailer Superdrug, buffeted by aggressive supermarkets and a revived Boots
Competition watchdog raps Stagecoach  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Stagecoach has been criticised by the Competition Commission for unfairly increasing coach fares in Scotland
Risk to 3m HSBC web accounts  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
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
30 second guide to. . .the inflation report  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team gives a quick explanation of the Bank of England's inflation report
Footsie takes plot in its stride  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
The City has traded through two world wars, so we should not be surprised that the FTSE weathered yesterday's thwarted terror plot.
Rackham racks up Ikea deal  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes Property Recycling and Sports Cafe
Down with sun tans, up with savings rates  [08/12/2006 01:17 PM]
Nothing is more annoying in the big bad ugly world of personal finance than the reaction of banks and building societies to base rate rises. Or to be precise, lack of action

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