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Property price panic [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The first signs of panic in the property market among owners who think the boom is over were reported today by a leading estate agent
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BA profits from luggage fiasco [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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BA is forcing thousands of passengers hunting their lost luggage to use a premium-rate helpline and pocketing the profits
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Market report: Thursday latest [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:It was full steam ahead for shares of luxury cruise line operator Carnival, which helped lead blue-chips higher with a rise of 24p to a record 2705p
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Borrowing soars in homebuying spree [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homebuying continued to surge ahead in the run up to Christmas with more than £18bn worth of loans approved for moving house in November
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90m Standard shares unclaimed [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 230,000 Standard Life members have yet to claim their shares windfall following the company's flotation last year
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Britons work longest in Europe [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Unpaid overtime worth billions of pounds is being regulalrly clocked up by British workers, who put in more hours than anywhere else in Europe
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Victory in care fees fight [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Campaigners today welcomed a major victory in the fight over who pays care home fees, but warned many families would not benefit
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ITV brings 'free' broadband TV [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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ITV has become the latest big name player to offer internet television with live programmes and repeats launched from the end of March
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Barclays pays savers 12.5% [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclays has again upped the stakes in the savings war, raising the rate on its linked Regular Saver account by 25% to 12.5%
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Xmas fuels insolvency numbers [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Up to 30,000 personal insolvencies are expected in the first three months of the year, with a third caused by Christmas excess
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Bonuses lead to tax 'Inquisition' [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tax inspectors are being offered bonuses of up to £2,000 to squeeze money out of workers, earning up to 3% of their salary if they track down more unpaid tax
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Last-ditch deal saves Little Chef [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Little Chef, the struggling roadside restaurants chain, unveiled a last-minute rescue deal this afternoon
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Online Christmas sales hit £7.5bn [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Online retail sales topped £7.5bn at Christmas, an increase of 50% on 2005 and higher than already-strong industry forecasts
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Lloyds boss to face iPod music [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Lloyds TSB has struggled to sign up customers to its 'free iPod' student account, leaving about 44,000 machines gathering dust
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Scale of rail rip-off exposed [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The row over rail fares grew today as it was revealed that long-distance travel in Britain is three times more expensive by train than by plane
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House price boom cooling off [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The rate of house price inflation in England and Wales slowed in November, official statistics indicated today
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Houses most overvalued in 15 years [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices are at their most overvalued for 15 years, according to a new study that says costs are moving beyond the means of many families
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Rail fares rise again to 'cut overcrowding' [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Commuters returning to work today face rail fare rises for the fourth year running, with some increasing by as much as 7.3%
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Two more £1m bond winners [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Two women will be enjoying a very happy new year after winning the first £1m Premium Bond prizes for 2007
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Web raffle falls flat [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tony Hetherington investigates a web raffle for a flat in Liverpool that he says is unlawful and will fail
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Brown packs his bags for Number 10 [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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After a decade in the wings, delivering ever longer, rapid fire, budgets, 2007 should be the year when Gordon Brown moves into Number 10
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Midas' top picks for 2007 [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our top stockpicker chooses five shares to shine in the coming 12 months, including Barclays, Halfords and Biffa
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2007 - a year for justice [01/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's personal finance editor wants justice for thousands of pension victims in 2007
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