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House details sold in secret [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Estate agents are secretly passing on details of million of homes to council tax inspectors under a deal with property website Rightmove.co.uk
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EMI talks over 300p-plus takeover [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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EMI, home to The Beatles and Robbie Williams, could be sold to private equity firm Permira for more than 300p a share, valuing the group at about £2.4bn
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Market report: Friday close [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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17:00Siberian oil producer Imperial Energy revealed it will quit Aim for the main market next yearADVICE: The cheapest way to buy shares
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Save in the US - not online from the UK [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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For those unable to enjoy a US shopping spree, is there a way in this internet-connected world to take advantage of the plunging dollar?
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Tycoons courts £1bn sell-off [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Reclusive tycoon Mike Ashley is considering a sale or flotation of his Sports World International retailing empire
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Is the $2 pound a good thing? [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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As the Bank of England meets this week to discuss borrowing costs, the strength of the pound has lengthened the odds on another rise in interest rates
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Sales can wait, say High Street giants [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shoppers' hopes that the High Street giants will launch a glut of full-blown sales in the run-up to Christmas have been dashed
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Five win Premium Bond £1m [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Five Premium Bond holders - four of them women - became millionaires today in the biggest-ever giveaway by Ernie
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Insurer wipes carbon footprint [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance today claimed to be the first carbon-neutral insurer in the country, having slashed its carbon emissions
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£1.35-a-mile road toll proposed [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pay-as-you-drive road charges of up to £1.35 a mile became inevitable today as they won the backing of Gordon Brown's transport guru.
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Offy braced for email discount deluge [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Threshers off-licence chain was today braced for a rush of customers after a 40% discount offer was widely circulated via email
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Flat fees for unlimited mobile calls [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone bills will be based on a flat rate monthly charge within a matter of years, Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has predicted
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Way out of the property crisis [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Comment:Despite prices rising in the capital by 10% in a year, government can do more to resolve the chronic housing shortage
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Buy-to-let prisons on the way [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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John Reid is to beg the public to buy shares in new prisons after failing to secure funding from the Treasury
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Millionaire show makes Carrott £17m [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Comedian Jasper Carrott today emerged as one of the biggest winners of Who Wants To be a Millionaire? as he sold his stake in the business in a £112m deal.
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If only had the cash I'd bid on it [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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More than 900 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia worth £1.7million are going under the hammer in a Christmas Internet auction.
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Bank governor: Families face debt crisis [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Rising debts are causing 'serious' problems for families but are not yet weighing on economic growth, says the Bank of England10 steps to get out of debt
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Royal Mail's 'first class' service [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Doubts were raised last night about figures published by Royal Mail showing a record-breaking performance delivering first-class post
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Warning on goats for Christmas [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Critics claim that buying a goat, cow or half a dozen chickens through schemes run by Oxfam, Christian Aid and others do more harm than good
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Pension rescue fund pays out [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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A small band of pensioners today became the first to receive payments direct from the fund set up to rescue failed company schemes
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China gold move puts heat on dollar [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sterling moved within touching distance of $2 today, as the US dollar continued to weaken against the pound, yen and euro
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Housing market revs up [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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House prices jumped by 1.4% in November, nearly twice the pace in October, pushing up the rate of increase to its highest for nearly two years
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£1.2m fund to tackle loan sharks [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Moves to crack down on loan sharks will be stepped up today with the creation of specialist enforcement teams to combat illegal lending
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Keep dramas on screen, not the boardroom [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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In the ensuing euphoria over Michael Grade's appointment to ITV, shareholders are absolutely right not to lose sight of conventional corporate governance standards
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Midas: Reits are still looking good [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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This week the Financial Mail stockpicker takes a look at how the change of tax status of property companies will affect share prices in the sector
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Beware Murdoch machine [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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Attacking British broadcasting, regulators and No.10 is not always the best way to get what you want. But for James Murdoch, the best form of defence is attack.
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30 Second guide to Doorstep Lending [12/03/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at the sharp suited lenders that are currently the subject of Government scurtiny.
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