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Farepak fatcats exposed - How bosses paid themselves fortune as Christmas hamper company headed towards disaster, bringing misery thousands Raising child 'costs £180,000' - The cost of bringing up child has rocketed 9% past year. New research now puts figure at £23.50 day



Farepak fatcats exposed  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
How bosses paid themselves a fortune as Christmas hamper company headed towards disaster, bringing misery to thousands
Raising a child 'costs £180,000'  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of bringing up a child has rocketed 9% in the past year. New research now puts the figure at £23.50 a day
Market report: Friday latest  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
09.30Sainsbury's fell back after yesterday's price surge as a leading broker downgraded the shares to 'sell'
Hornby puts Airfix back on track  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Iconic plastic plane company Airfix was rescued today after model railway group Hornby struck a deal with administrators
Shipping firm faces £100m 'poisoning' suit  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
A London company is being sued in a £100 million lawsuit for a catastrophe that killed at least 10 people and left thousands sick
£630m Texas blast lawsuit settled by BP  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
BP has forked out tens of millions of dollars to escape a potentially damaging Texas trial
Brits shun stiff drinks  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The British may have a reputation for binge drinking, but we are actually switching in droves to lower alcohol beers and wines, according to Tesco
Inter Link's Recipe for success  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Share tips:We looks at the share prospects for companies in the news. Today, it's the turn of food company Inter Link and Invensys
Property fund chiefs accused in £49m row  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Three high-flying property fund managers, backed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir David Frost, are embroiled in a £49.5 million High Court row
NTL wants merger with ITV  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
ITV shares rose sharply after satellite TV, phone and broadband company NTL said it was interested in pursuing a merger
Poor deal from pension shake-up  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
A radical overhaul of pension saving could result in poorer company pensions for millions of people, says a major report
Broadband battle for BT  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
BT's share of new broadband customers fell from 30% to 25% in the last quarter as it battled to keep market share
The 57-year home loan  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Desperate first-time buyers are being offered home loans which can take 57 years to pay off - deals described as 'madness' by experts
Interest rates rise to 5%  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level for five years, putting up mortgages and the cost of Christmas
PC World fails repairs test  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Staff at the computer chain failed to spot simple faults and told undercover researchers they needed to spend hundreds of pounds, says Which?
MPs want action over financial adverts  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The FSA has been criticised by a committee of MPs over the 'worrying level of compliance' among financial advertisers
Mis-sold by one of these advisers?  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Consumers who had dealings with 80 failed financial services firms can now make a claim for compensation. See the full list...
NTL to become Virgin Media  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The shake-up of the UK telecoms industry continued today when cable operator NTL revealed it is to change its name to Virgin Media
A marriage made in NT-Hell  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Steve Burch of NTL is not short of ambition - having only just stitched together Britain's last major cable companies he now has ITV in his sights
30 Second guide to Net Asset Value  [11/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's city team take you through this invaluable measure of a firm's worth