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Mass post office closure threat [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of post offices could be closed in a radical Government plan intended to rescue the struggling service, it has emerged
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Monday lottery could go under [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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A lottery which promised better odds and higher contributions to charity is facing administration - just five months after its launch
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Market report: Tuesday latest [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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13.00pm:The water sector cooled this morning following the agreed takeover of Thames Water by Macquarie for £8bn
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New single voice for consumers [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The National Consumer Council, Postwatch and Energywatch will be abolished and brought under a single scheme, the government has announced
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Equitable swaps gags for cash [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pensions provider Equitable Life is allegedly slapping 'gagging orders' on customers pursuing mis-selling cases in return for compensation
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Adviser firm punished for pensions advice [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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A Peterborough financial adviser has been censured by the FSA for the advice it gave to people to withdraw their pensions early
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Thames Water sold for £8bn [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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New fears about the future of Thames Water have been raised after the UK's biggest water company was sold by its German owners to an Australian bank
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Xmas hamper club goes bust [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Up to 170,000 families are suddenly facing a bleak Christmas as the hamper firm to which they have paid contributions all year goes bust
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Inflation drops on petrol dip [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The rate of inflation dropped last month as the price of petrol at the pump fell and the Bank of England's August interest rate rise reined in consumer spending
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Sell your old phone online [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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In a bid to cash in on the mountain of unused mobile phones in Britain, Carphone Warehouse has launched an auction website dedicated to handsets
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Chocolate prices to jump [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Chocolate prices are set to rise following mass strikes by cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast, the country that produces 40% of the world's supply
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Brown's pension raid 'cost savers £100bn' [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown's ruthless raid on pension schemes has cost the country's savers at least £100bn, a report claimed yesterday
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Half of people left open to fraud [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Half of us are throwing away documents that 'bin raiders' use to commit ID fraud, a new survey warns
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GNER faces financial crunch [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Train operator GNER's fate is in the balance today after its US parent company Sea Containers filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors
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Stranded on the property ladder [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Rising house prices and sharp increases in stamp duty are discouraging home-owners from moving, research has revealed.
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Top firms warned on £100bn pensions gap [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's top companies could be facing a pensions blackhole of more than £100bn, experts warned today
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Nuclear plant 'cracks' hit BE [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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British Energy shares fell by a quarter after the energy producer found cracks in boiler tubes at a second of its nuclear power stations
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Here is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday finance and business pages
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Tell Sid it's time to buy again [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail has a new stockpicker in town. Joanne Hart has taken over the Midas mantle and will deliver tips and advice for investors
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Post putting a hardman to the test [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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From politics, according to Jane Austen, it is an easy step to silence. That lesson would be well learned by many of our leading businessmen, says Lisa Buckingham
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Get tough on pensions scandal Dave [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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When David Cameron, 'compassionate' finally tells us his policies, compensation for victims of failed pension schemes should be high on the list
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Broker 'out of control' [10/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Every week Financial Mail's reader champion Tony Hetherington takes on firms, this week he calls for a crackdown on Pacific Continental Securities
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