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New energy price rise blow

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New energy price rise blow - Seven million homes will see gas electricity bills rise after Scottish & Southern Energy confirmed details of another price hike BA staff work 10 years longer - The airline has revealed plans tackle its 'massive' pension deficit by making staff work until 65 for smaller payout



New energy price rise blow  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Seven million homes will see their gas and electricity bills rise after Scottish & Southern Energy confirmed details of another price hike
BA staff to work 10 years longer  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The airline has revealed plans to tackle its 'massive' pension deficit by making staff work until 65 for a smaller payout
Market report: Friday 12:30  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Leading shares opened modestly firmer this morning following yesterday's strong gainsREADER SERVICE: Share dealing
Trapped by a never-ending loan  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Millions of homeowners are being caught in a never-ending-mortgage trap and will still be making repayments in their 70s
Firms breaking rules on age  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Many businesses have not changed practices that will be outlawed by 'confusing' new anti-age discrimination laws that come into effect this weekend
Water firms keep £1bn leak funds  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Water companies have banked £1bn which should have been spent fixing leaks and upgrading the systemDEAL FINDER: Cut your water bills
Emap suffers lads mag blues  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Media group Emap - publisher of Closer and FHM - said a strong performance by womens glossies had offset the poor sales of lads mags and car titles
Lenovo recalls 500,000 batteries  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Lenovo Group and IBM are recalling more than half a million notebook computer batteries made by Sony after a computer caught fire
On your roof for £1,500, B&Q's windmill  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
They have a wingspan of almost 6ft, hum in the breeze and could be landing soon on a rooftop near you - whether you like it or not
Better wages but worse off  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Families' disposable incomes have fallen this year thanks to the rising tide of tax, Government figures have confirmed
Jessops pictures poor sales  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Photographic retailer Jessops today said its sales performance had been hit by a surprise softening in its market over the past two months
Beware bank account upgrades  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Many thousands of bank customers are being 'upgraded' to fee-paying current accounts without their permission, according to new research
EU threatens to break up the energy giants  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Europe's energy giants risk being broken up because of their refusal to submit to greater competition, a top EU official has warned
Ikea profits slide on image problem  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Ikea, the home furnishings retailer everyone appears to love to hate, has seen its profits in the UK plunge by a third
Homes cost extra £13,000  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of the average home has increased by £35 every day over the past 12 months - leaving buyers searching for an extra £13,000
Brits are Europe's debt-kings  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Britons are responsible for a third of all unsecured debt in Western Europe, and on average borrow twice as much as their Continental cousins
Maternity pay boost for mums  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Mothers of babies born next year will be entitled to an extra three months' maternity pay under changes announced today
Save the London Stock Exchange  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
It is too important to allow a group of fly-by-night investors hoping for a quick killing to decide its future
40 years of campaigns  [09/29/2006 01:17 PM]
For four decades Daily Mail's Money Mail team have been fighting for a fair deal for families trying to make the most of their finances