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Lost laptop held account details' - A security lapse by Nationwide Building Society may have put 11m customers at risk of identity theft. Legal struggle over ITV future - A bitter legal battle looms over ITV after NTL demanded authorities strip BSkyB of 18% stake dramatically acquired last Friday



Lost laptop held account details'  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A security lapse by Nationwide Building Society may have put 11m customers at risk of identity theft.
Legal struggle over ITV future  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A bitter legal battle looms over ITV after NTL demanded authorities strip BSkyB of the 18% stake it dramatically acquired last Friday
Market report: Friday close  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
17.00:The hype surrounding hedge fund manager BlueBay Asset Management proved a little hollow today after the shares missed their predicted opening price
Foxtons shapes up for £300m flotation  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Controversial estate agency Foxtons has hired investment bank Credit Suisse to seek a stock market listing, valuing it at more than £300 million
Britons win £47m share of Euro lotto  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
British punters won the biggest slice of this weekend's £123million EuroMillions jackpot.
Universal sues MySpace over copyrights  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Universal Music, the world's largest music company, has filed a lawsuit against social networking site MySpace for breaking thousands of copyrights
The moon hits a taxing phase  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The lunar influence on tax bills has rarely been an issue, but the calendar has suddenly become relevant thanks to a rare conjunction of the moon, a Christian feast day and Pay As You Earn.
Poor seen as '2nd class citizens'  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Banks need to stop treating basic account applicants like 'second class citizens', an influential group of MPs said today.
BA backs down over pensions  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
All the airline's staff are to keep the option to retire at 60 if they agree to pay more into their company pension
Pricey PlayStation 3 finally hits the streets  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Die-Hard video games fans waited in driving rain in New York, and there were queues across the rest of the world as Sony's new PlayStation 3
Late for work? Blame the sat-nav  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Modern technology is providing workers with new excuses for not being able to get to work on time
High St sales leap boosts festive hopes  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
This Christmas should be a happy one for retailers with shoppers already gearing up their spending patterns
Brown sets Pre-Budget Report date  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The Pre-Budget Report will be presented to the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 December, the Chancellor announced today
Tax net tightens on super rich  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Bosses such as billionaire Sir Philip Green who work in the UK but claim to live abroad will be hit by a tax tribunal ruling
Microsoft to offer online business services  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Microsoft is planning to launch a service that will make it easier for small businesses to start their own websites
Banker loses £9m bonus case  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A senior banker today lost one of the largest pay disputes seen in the City after the Court of Appeal rejected his claim that a £9m bonus row should go to trial
1.2m put retirement on hold  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Amid growing fears about the level of financial provision in retirement, 1.2m workers of pension age are still in jobs - the highest number ever recorded
House price rise fastest in four years  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
House prices rose at the fastest pace in more than four years in October as the lack of available housing continued to drive prices, according to a report today.
Nationwide in charges warning  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain's biggest building society today refused to rule out charging its near-4m customers for running their current bank accounts
Banks will pay price of a bad reputation  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
As Irving Fisher, Yale's professor of economics discovered ahead of the Wall Street crash when he said share prices had reached 'a permanently high plateau', it is sensible to allow some margin for error
Nasty sense of betrayal by a grasping bank  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
First Direct chief executive Chris Pilling has been frantically trying to downplay the reaction to his decision to impose monthly banking fees - For all his smooth words, it's a battle he is losing
Free banking? Forget it  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
This is the latest ploy by a big bank to squeeze more money out of current account customers by forcing them to buy more of their services or pay a fee
Tony Hetherington investigates  [11/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Every week, Financial Mail's readers' champion looks at the Ex-gardener offering £150 a month if you invest £5,000