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New threats council tax - A new army of council tax inspectors will have right enter homes - fine householders who refuse co-operate Lloyds TSB wrote 'false notes' - A Lloyds TSB 'hand-written' note misled public into believing product advertised was recommended by people they knew



New threats on council tax  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
A new army of council tax inspectors will have the right to enter homes - and fine householders who refuse to co-operate
Lloyds TSB wrote 'false notes'  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
A Lloyds TSB 'hand-written' note misled the public into believing the product advertised was recommended by people they knew
Market report: Wed latest  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
1.00pm:Investors have been gorging themselves on the big food retailers as they begin their run-up to the all-important Christmas trading season
Pension mayhem warning for OAPs  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
OAPs could be left struggling to get hold of their pensions by the decision to scrap the Post Office Card Account, a charity warned yesterday
More women join millionaires club  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Women are becoming wealthier at a faster rate than men - with the number of female millionaires rising by 11% last year
The £50 'global warming' jet tax  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Holidaymakers could be hit with a 'global warming' tax of up to £50 under plans aimed at forcing airlines to reduce gas emissions
Charles faces tax bill for millions  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
An MPs' committee has accused the Prince's aides of 'jiggery-pokery and fiddling' of the Duchy of Cornwall's accounts, escaping millions in tax
Government to probe Farepak  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The Government is to probe the collapse of Christmas hamper firm Farepak, it was revealed today
7.5m bank on home as pension  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
More than 7.5m homeowners are disregarding saving for the future and gambling on their propertys value paying for their retirement
'ID theft peril' of online banking  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Security flaws on the internet banking sites of Cahoot, Bank of Scotland and First Direct that could allow hackers to steal identities, have been found
Surge in insolvencies predicted  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The number of Brits claiming insolvency could increase fivefold by the end of the decade as consumer struggle with their debts
Cable giant to take on High Street  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Cable giant Ntl:Telewest will try and bring the wow factor of four-play media to the High Street when it relaunches as a Virgin brand next year
£200,000 average home on the way  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Property prices will carry on soaring next year, with the average house rising £30 a day to £196,000
Enron boss jailed for 24 years  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison for his part in the fraud at the energy giant
Sony doubles laptop recall  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Electronics giant Sony is to recall about 250,000 batteries for its own laptops - more than double the number it previously said it would call back
Website promises to get rid of junk mail  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
A data asset management company has launched a new service, www.itsmypost.com, which promises to help cut out unwanted junk mail
Rate rise 'needed' say City experts  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
More weight was put behind the case for a rate rise today after an influential City report said both the housing market and the economy need to be cooled
Post offices get ATM boost  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Post offices struggling for survival were given a welcome boost today after a major High Street bank pledged to install free cash machines at 100 sites
Anglo adopts a new look  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The mining giant Anglo American has never been conventional - instead of a testosterone charged male boss it has added the exclusive club of Footsie women
30 second guide to... Global Inflation  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team give a quick guide to global rising prices
Let's be clear, the public is tired of hype  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
With brazen attempts to mystify, manipulate or downright mislead customers, it is little wonder that the public confidence in big business is so low
Share tips from Midas  [10/25/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker takes a closer look at Carillion, the infrastructure, building and business services group