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Insolvencies hit new record

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Insolvencies hit new record - A record number of consumers became insolvent over summer as figures for those signing up debt management plans more doubled BA profits take huge terror hit - British Airways today said that disruption caused by August security alert cost £100m compared with £40m originally thought



Insolvencies hit new record  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
A record number of consumers became insolvent over the summer as figures for those signing up to debt management plans more than doubled
BA profits take huge terror hit  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
British Airways today said that disruption caused by the August security alert cost it £100m compared with the £40m it originally thought
Market report: Friday latest  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
13.00:AstraZeneca delivered some good news to its increasingly unsettled shareholders today- MARKET REPORT: Yesterday's trading
Xmas 'most expensive for years'  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Shoppers have been warned not to expect the one-off price blitzes and pre-Christmas sales that have become common over the past few years
No help for Farepak victims  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Retailers have abandoned as 'unworkable' plans to make a goodwill gesture to families who lost millions in Christmas savings when Farepak went under
Google moves on YouTube rights  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
YouTube's new owner Google is trying to persuade media companies to supply content to the home movies website to ward off copyright lawsuits
High bills fuel public backlash  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Soaring fuel prices have exacerbated customers' frustration at the standard of energy suppliers' customer service, according to a new report
Garage adds 20% to property value  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Parking charges that punish the owners of 'gas guzzlers' will force up the price of homes with a garage by up to 20%, say property experts
Hundreds fall victim to card scam  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Credit card holders have been told to check their bills after police uncovered a massive cloning fraud- ADVICE: Protect yourself against card fraud
Checkout finance is 'poor value'  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Research out today shows that supermarket and High Street financial products - loans, insurance and bank accounts - are poor value. Ed Monk investigates
House prices could fall by 2010  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
The good news for first-time buyers - but potential bad news for homeowners - is that house prices could be fall by 2010, a study claims today
Four million can't afford heating  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Four million householders will struggle to pay their power bills this winter, the Government's energy regulator Ofgem has warned
Town hall pension bill is up by £580m  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Taxpayers were hit with a £580m increase in the pension bill for town hall workers last year, new figures show
Debt doomsday 'is coming'  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain faces a debt doomsday where the number of adults struggling with their finances outnumbers those who can cope
Ryanair boss in four-letter tax blast  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Michael O'Leary has delivered a four-letter attack on calls for green taxes on air travel to combat climate change
McDonald's health-kick bites Burger King  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
US giant Burger King today admitted UK sales have been hit by health issues. It comes in sharp contrast to rival McDonald's, which has been buoyed by rising salad sales
Fish & chip insurer gets battered  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
The High Court has ordered insurance broker Insureyourshop.com to pay £655,000 to 1,700 takeaway businesses after it sold invalid polices
Click here for Xmas bargains  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Buying electrical goods online can knock hundreds of pounds off high street prices, according to a report out today
Debt firm reports IVA surge  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Debt Free Direct reaped the benefit of the UK's borrowing binge today as it said the number of people it offered rescue packages to doubled
Boost for tax-free saving  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Changes to the rules governing tax-free Isa savings have been announced by the Treasury
Value in a devices deal  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
Despite the best efforts of the NHS, health care is one of the few sectors of British business which is thriving
The European Central Bank  [11/03/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team explain why the ECB in Frankfurt could be popular with skiers.