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2,500 post offices close - The Government finally revelealed today that 2,500 is true extent of fresh wave of post offices closures, blamed falling demand for services Homes rise £14,000 2007 - Robust house price growth has been predicted for 2007 by Nationwide Building Society, which forecasts average home rise by up £14,000



2,500 post offices to close  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The Government finally revelealed today that 2,500 is the true extent of the fresh wave of post offices closures, blamed on falling demand for their services
Homes to rise £14,000 in 2007  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Robust house price growth has been predicted for 2007 by Nationwide Building Society, which forecasts the average home to rise by up to £14,000
Market report: Thursday latest  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
09.00:It may no longer have ITV in its sights but Goldman Sachs reckons it is still worth the 130p it was prepared to bid for the broadcaster
Jan sales arrive a month early  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The January sales are dead. Stores are slashing prices in a bid to tempt reluctant Christmas customers through their doors.
Green energy claims 'misleading'  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Energy suppliers are making misleading claims about the green tariffs they sell to environmentally-minded customers, according to consumer campaigners
Even BA could be sold to foreigners  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Two more flagship companies risk falling into foreign hands as the great British sell-off gathers momentum
The electric car that goes 40mph  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
They are the environmentally friendly electric car beloved by celebrities, but can only go 40mph (unless you have the heating on)
BA cabin crews vote on NewYear walkout  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
British Airways cabin crew are being balloted for industrial action that could spell chaos for millions of passengers in the New Year.
Interest-only mortgages alert  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Thousands of homeowners taking out interest-only mortgages do not know how they will repay their loan, according to official research
Coffee and Tube travel on the same card  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Barclaycard is set to launch an Oyster-style credit card that will allow consumers to pay for low-value transactions by simply swiping the card over a reader
Massive fine for accountant  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Top accountant Pricewaterhouse-Coopers has been hit with the second-largest financial penalties in the history of the profession
Blair blames public for PO cull  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Tony Blair has said customers can only blame themselves for the cull of post offices to be unveiled, because they have stopped using them on a daily basis
Brown close to stopping £500m fraud  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The Chancellor said today he was confident of securing EU agreement on a reform which could save British taxpayers more than £500m a year
iTunes sales 'plummeting' - research  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Sales at Apple's online music shop iTunes plummeted nearly 60% in the first half of this year, according to a recent survey in the US
Bank staff to get £320,000 bonus each  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Staff at investment bank Goldman Sachs are expected to receive Christmas bonuses averaging £320,000 each as City bonuses reach a total £9bn
Jobless total shows surprise dip  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Unemployment has fallen for the first time in 18 months as thousands more people have found jobs in recent months, official figures showed today
Centrica puts energy first  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
Running Centrica, owner of British Gas, is a challenge - restructuring is needed while an unwanted bid from another overseas predators lurk in the background.
30 Second guide to... Public sector workers  [12/14/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at the tally of government jobs that Gordon Brown has pledged to cut.