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Banks' £200m Christmas cash-in

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Banks' £200m Christmas cash-in - Banks could take an extra £200m from Christmas shoppers year after raising charges interest rates, an investigation has found Post Office phone tricks row - An investigation has been launched into Post Office for allegedly using dirty tactics persuade customers join its fledgling phone service



Banks' £200m Christmas cash-in  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Banks could take an extra £200m from Christmas shoppers this year after raising their charges and interest rates, an investigation has found
Post Office in phone tricks row  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
An investigation has been launched into the Post Office for allegedly using dirty tactics to persuade customers to join its fledgling phone service
Market report: Tuesday latest  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
13.00:Now Britvic knows what it feels like to be Tango'd after one of its biggest shareholders sold out, leaving the soft drinks supplier vulnerable to takeover
House prices 'steady' but set to rise  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
House prices reached a plateau in November with rising interest rates failing to deter buyers according to a report released today
Alert over 'mystery shopper' scam  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Consumers are being tricked into sending cash overseas, after being convinced they are working as customer-service investigators
War of the super DVD players  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The next generation of DVD players has arrived, with two formats battling it out to become the super system of the future
£9.50 M&S 'Jimmy Choo' bags trashed  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Jimmy Choo has forced Marks & Spencer to withdraw a £9.50 evening from sale - claiming it was uncannily similar to a £495 bag made by the designer
We've never had it so good  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The wealth of the nation's households has surged to a record £6.9 trillion thanks to soaring property prices and a buoyant stock market
UK's out-of-stock supermarkets  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets have been running out of basic items in the run- up to Christmas with staples such as bread and milk missing from the shelves
Stamp prices to rise by 2p  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The cost of a first-class stamp is to increase by 2p to 34p from next April, the Royal Mail announced today
New Farepak cash hopes dashed  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A High Court judge ruled today that legal obstacles stood in the way of a distribution of cash to some victims of the Farepak collapse
Giant windfarm gets green light  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The world's largest windfarm is to be built off the coast of South East England, the Government said today
BT in huge pension payment  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
BT Group is to make a massive one off payment into its pension fund in a bid to fill a £3.4bn black hole
Bishop's attack on huge City bonuses  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A leading Church of England bishop yesterday condemned the huge salaries and bonuses awarded to City workers
Fined for organic food con  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A London restaurant popular with celebrities has become the first in the country to be fined for falsely claiming to use organic meat
Car insurance set for big increases  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Motorists face big cost increases next year as the UK's biggest car insurer looks set to push through double-digit percentage rises in premiums.
HBOS attacks Farepak savers  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Banking giant HBOS has attacked customers of the failed Farepak Christmas club, claiming a lack of gratitude may have deterred donations to a charity fund
Skype duo to launch online TV service  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A broadband TV service developed by the founders of online telephone business Skype is expected to be launched next year
NI error hits 700,000  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
A mix-up by the Inland Revenue has led to letters incorrectly seeking extra National insurance payments being sent out to thousands of people
UK facing isolation over BAE surrender  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain could be frozen out of international co-operation to fight corruption because of its shock decision to drop the bribery inquiry into defence giant BAE Systems.
The ex-wives club  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
We uncover the extraordinary business affairs of a five-times-married boss who paid off two of his lovers, and then rewarded them with plum jobs
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday.
City workers who don't clean up  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Millionaire workers at Goldman Sachs are pondering how to spend their huge Christmas bonuses, but lowpaid cleaners at the investment bank are in no mood to celebrate.
Plotting a nuclear retreat  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The Blair government, which put up an anti-nuclear front before the last election, has moved full circle and is anxious to get the process under way
30 Second guide toCorporate debt default  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at the early warning sign that a company is in serious trouble
A worrying invitation  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Tony Hetherington investigates another boiler room swindle and the case of a disappearing jeweller.
2006 Midas portfolio licks market  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
The past 12 months have been good for investors in equities - Paerticularly those following the 2006 Midas portfolio which has made 30% gains.
Russia's a cuddly bear in the energy war  [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
Drilling for oil and gas has never been for faint hearts - Energy giants are being forced to confront bigger and bigger risks in an effort to replenish their reserves.