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Banks to stamp on web porn [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's high Street banks are expected to join a worldwide effort to combat child pornography on the internet
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Threat to 27,000 bank accounts [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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HSBC is reviewing thousands of customer accounts to see whether they should be closed as part of 'fraud prevention measures'
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Market report: Friday close [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in easyJet soared to an all-time high today after the company said profits would beat forecasts.
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'EC will block Ryanair's £1bn takeover bid' [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ryanairs's hostile £1bn takeover bid for Irish rival Aer Lingus is 'bound to be blocked' on competition grounds, says a Brussels insider
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Regulator set to kill off shows [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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TV Quiz show makers will be warned this week that they may be forced to stop operating after an investigation into the sector
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The organic food betrayal [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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The organic standard bearer is accused of sanctioning farming regimes that allow salmon to be grown in cages and chickens to be reared inhumanely
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Aspinall in poker club talks [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Casino owner Damian Aspinall, son of the late John Aspinall, is holding talks about launching a chain of upmarket poker clubs
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Orchestra takes tax battle to appeal courts [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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A long-running battle between the taxman and cultural charities over VAT reaches a climax in the Court of Appeal tomorrow
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Starbucks set for world domination [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Coffee shop giant Starbucks today mapped out plans to triple its number of outlets around the world.
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Plagued by the taxman's generosity [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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A father of two has pleaded with the tax authorities to stop sending him money - after he was inundated with more than £2,000-worth of cheques
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Middle classes hijack child support [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Middle class parents in London have 'hijacked' a £3bn government scheme to provide child support for the poorest parents.
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EasyJet predicts profits take-off [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Low-cost airline easyJet has claimed a better than expected boost in passengers numbers will translate into higher annual profits
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Bank puts off rate rise [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England has put off its next rate rise at least one more month as it kept the base rate on hold at 4.75% today
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Half of graduates cannot buy [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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High house prices and mounting debt have left more than half of all graduates struggling to get a foot on the property ladder
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The £50,000 package holiday [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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City bankers are splashing out on top-of-the-range package holidays to escape the British winter
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Hitachi joins Sony battery recall [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Hitachi is the latest laptop-maker to recall Sony battery units, 16,000 of which it says are are 'possibly hazardous'
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Big Brother's 'blatant rip-off' [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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The premium rate services regulator has slammed C4's Big Brother for a 'blatant rip-off' after viewers' calls to premium-rate phone lines were rendered pointless
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Oil jumps as Opec announces cut [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Oil jumped more than a dollar to above $60 after an OPEC delegate said today the cartel is about to cut output imminently to prop up prices
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Mick's sad tale and the Labour hearts of stone [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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MPs return to the House of Commons this week after the party conference season - but will they address the outrage of lost pensions
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Fears of terror link burden US shares [10/08/2006 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
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