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Air chaos to cost BA £50m

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Air chaos cost BA £50m - The impact of continued flight cancellations will be worse last year's Heathrow catering dispute, says leading analyst £25m black hole at MoD contractor - The firm that looks after Buckingham Palace has launched fraud probe suspended six senior staff



Air chaos to cost BA £50m  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The impact of the continued flight cancellations will be worse than last year's Heathrow catering dispute, says a leading analyst
£25m black hole at MoD contractor  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The firm that looks after Buckingham Palace has launched a fraud probe and suspended six senior staff
Market report: Monday 12.30  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Vodafone failed to connect with the sharp rise in shares being enjoyed by the rest of the stock markeT, following another downgrading of its shares
Brits fuel global property boom  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
British bargain hunters are fuelling a boom in house prices around the world. Thousands are investing in cheap holiday homes
Stores fear terror alert impact  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Retailers are worried that the latest terror scare could have the same impact as the London bombings of last July
Deal clears way for House of Fraser bid  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
An agreement over company pensions has removed a potential obstacle in the way of a £350m takeover bid for the stores group
Post Office workers in strike vote  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of Post Office workers are to be balloted on strikes in a row over the franchising of mail services to retail giant WH Smith
Government figures point to property rises  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Official figures today confirmed reports that Britain's property market has gathered pace in recent months | List the latest house price stories
MBNA boss to take over Villa  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Aston Villa look set to be taken over by American billionaire Randy Lerner after the club made a statement to the Stock Exchange today
Jobs threat as Thames nears sale or listing  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of staff are expected to be made redundant as the German-owned water company nears a £7bn sale or stock market flotation
Oil prices fall as BP keeps open Prudhoe  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Oil pricesslumped 1% to below $74 a barrel in response to BP's decision to keep running half of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska
Admiral swallows 769 Enterprise pubs  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Enterprise Inns has cleared out a tenth of its estate, selling 769 of the pubs it believes do not make the cut in its drive upmarket
Ceasefire sends Tel Aviv shares up 3%  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The Tel Aviv stock market jumped almost 3% overnight as optimism grew about the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon that took effect
One in 35 a millionaire by 2020  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Nearly one in 30 people will be a millionaire by 2020, with rising house prices and stock markets fuelling the growth
4p rise in cost of a loaf  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of a loaf of bread is to increase by as much as 4p because of poor harvests and spiralling energy costs
Banks make £112 on customers  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The Big Five banks will profit to the tune of £112 from every UK account holder this year - 12% up on 2005| How to fightback against banks
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Here is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday finance and business pages
Fears for imports over terror alert  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Vital medicines for hospitals and supplies for supermarkets will be disrupted after British Airways' suspension of cargo services in the wake of last week's terror alert
Headhunter searches for new ITV chief  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
ITV has appointed headhunter Zygos to find a replacement for chief executive Charles Allen, who resigned last week
Branson attacks lottery bids  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
SIR Richard Branson has launched a scathing attack on the selection process to run the National Lottery saying he will not bid this time
Buncefield bill could be massive  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The battle for compensation from the Buncefield oil depot explosion is gathering momentum with residents and businesses preparing to sue
Doubling up to help auditors  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Worries among major shareholders that the Big Four accountancy firms have a potentially lethal stranglehold have burst into the open
End this energy bill madness  [08/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Energy bills confusion is hitting millions and we want to hear about your problems. Also vote for your best local post office

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