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Online postage service launched [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Postage stamps can be bought on the Internet and printed on to envelopes at home under a scheme unveiled by the Royal Mail today
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Peanuts for package hols in panic sale [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Package holiday firms have launched panic sales amid a disastrous trade slump, slashing the cost of a week in Turkey to as little as £19
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Market report: Tuesday 11.45 [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Copper miner Kazakhmys raced higher today after it said earnings at the half-year stage had already exceeded its earnings for all of 2005SHARE TIPS: Sunday newspaper round-up
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Toshiba laptop battery recall [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Toshiba is calling back and replacing 340,000 laptop batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony in less than six weeks
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Three vie with Virgin for rail franchise [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Virgin Rail will face tough competition from three rivals in its battle to carry on running the Cross Country franchise, it was revealed today
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Managers braced for Beeb bung bombshell [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Football Association today faced calls to be investigated by Scotland Yard, amid allegations that the heart of football is corrupt
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Potter spins sales magic for publisher [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bloomsbury said the launch of the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince helped it to a hike in revenues
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YouTube signs landmark music deal [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Video-sharing website YouTube and Warner Music have signed a landmark deal allowing artists' videos to be shown
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Return of the rate hike [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britons are bracing themselves for further rate hikes after chancellor Gordon Brown hinted he would lift his growth forecasts.
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Lib Dems want £2,000 extra council tax [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Families would be hit by a home and car tax bombshell amounting to £4,500 a year under the Liberal Democrats, it emerged last night
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Bolton's fund splits in two [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The UK's largest retail investment fund, Fidelity's Special Situations, has been split in twoDATA: The Special Situations fund
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Bleak future for the 'IPOD generation' [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Today's under 35s risk becoming IPODs - Insecure, Pressured, Overtaxed and Debt-ridden - a new report warns today
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North tops energy efficiency league [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homes in the north of England are more energy efficient than those in the south, according to a survey released today.
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House prices up £20,000 on year [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of the average home in Britain has risen by nearly £20,000 in a year, as prices have shot up by 10% over the last 12 months
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ID theft costs British firms £50m a year [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Identity theft cost British businesses £50m in 2005 - and the figure is set to increase 1,300% by 2020, new research suggests
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Funds discuss £40bn merger [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The private equity firm that controls Gartmore, the investment group, is proposing a merger with Jupiter that would create a £40bn giant
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TV quizzes under spotlight [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ofcom is investigating TV craze participation quizzes which are infuriating viewers, with most money made from those who do not get through
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Jeff Banks to launch menswear chain [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Designer Jeff Banks, former presenter of The Clothes Show on the BBC, is to launch a chain of own-label menswear stores
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It's round one to gentle Benn [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our own Hilary Benn, backed by the rest of Europe, has the neoconservative World Bank chief Wolfowitz on the ropes
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Bermuda triangle for car sales [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mails investigator Tony Hetherington responds to readers' complaints - this week he looks at a firm targeting car sellers
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Charter makes it mark [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas takes a look at Charter engineering and its interesting ride over the past few years
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End this TV quiz disgrace [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Lucrative participation TV quizzes are the latest craze and for companies of the stature of ITV, Channel 4 and Five to perpetuate this con is unacceptable, says Lisa Buckingham
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Millions should love Sharpe [09/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Love or hate him, you can't accuse Robert Sharpe, the suave boss of Portman Building Society, of not being true to his word
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