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Michael Grade quits BBC for £8m [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Michael Grade is set to pocket £8m after defecting from the BBC to take control of ITV, saying today the move was 'like coming home'
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Nationwide in 'amazing' U-turn [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Nationwide has come under fire for breaking its pledge always to offer new and existing customers the same mortgage rates
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Market report: Tuesday latest [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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09.15:Music giant EMI has received a bid approach just months after the collapse of its attempted merger with Warner Music
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Rail fare rises set to bust inflation [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millions of rail passengers will face above-inflation fare rises in the new year, with some tickets going up more than 7%, it was announced today
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Average house price tops £170,000 [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The average price of a home in England and Wales has been pushed above the £170,000 mark following a strong increase in October, official statistics have shown
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Bargainsville, USA [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The pound's climb towards the magic two-dollar mark for the first time in 25 years is fuelling an exodus of Christmas shoppers to the US
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Mortgage fees rocket by 125% [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of applying for a mortgage has soared with the average fee for a new homeloan rising from £281 to £634 over the past three years
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Retailers face bleak Christmas [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Retailers are facing their worst Christmas for 25 years, which is good news for shoppers but bad for retail investors
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Bills up but Kelda backers get payout [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shareholders in Yorkshire Water group Kelda are to get a £750m windfall as customers take stock of their latest above-inflation bill hike
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'Farepak must never be repeated' [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Farepak disaster must never be allowed to happen again, the Government's financial watchdog has warned
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Blow to ING Direct savers [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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More than a million customers of ING Direct have been told their savings rate will not be changing, despite the hike in rates from 4.75% to 5.0%
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£1,000 jump in cost of a home [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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House price growth speeded up in November thanks to strong demand and falling supply with the cost of the average home jumping £1,000
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CBI boss blasts unfair blocks on UK bidders [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Hypocritical protectionism in Europe harms British companies and hampers their efforts to break into China and India, the CBI president said today
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Caudwell hands staff £5,000 cheques [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Traditionally staff are presented with a gold watch as a reward for long service. Flamboyant billionaire John Caudwell was a little more generous
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40% of families pay death tax [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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A record number of families face paying death duty according to the only study that measures property wealth and other assets
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Network Rail announces first profit [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The firm in charge of Britain's railway tracks and signals said today that it had made a profit for the first time in its history
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Buy music from your radio [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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A service that allows you to buy and download music as you listen to it on your radio will be launched at the start of next year
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Bye bye to the big box [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The death knell was sounded last night for traditional television sets, with flat screens set to take over
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'Virtue' spending overtakes 'vice' [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The amount spent on 'ethical' products in the UK has overtaken over-the-counter sales of beer and cigarettes for the first time
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Tesco to create UK's biggest store [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tesco is set to create Britain's largest supermarket, three-and-a-half times the size of a football pitch
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National debt is £1.3 trillion [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Researchers have claimed that the National Debt is three times higher than Government figures
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Tesco's suffers India setback [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tesco today suffered a major defeat in its global expansion plans as Wal-Mart beat it in the race to open for business in India.
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A green airline? Guess who pays [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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An airline has responded to criticism about the damage planes do to the environment by adding a green levy to its ticket prices
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ITV's man for all seasons [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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ITV shareholders will be looking to Grade to see off predators, strengthen management and financial performance, and to boost the shares
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30 Second guide to... Not-for-profit organisations [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's city team takes you through the organisations - from charities to Network rail - that run on a not-for-profit basis.
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Expert small-cap share tips [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week: Debt Free Direct, Prime People and CustomVis
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The City needs a light touch [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail editor argues that the City works more effectively when its regulator adopts a light-touch approach
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Midas: Hard to get NIS has solid future [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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This week the Financial Mail's top stock picker looks at Northgate Information Solutions, a company that has rejected several offers
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Tony Hetherington investigates [11/28/2006 01:17 PM]
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The ace investigator looks into the case of a pensioner who has lost £12,000 to United Land Holdings
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