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Surprise fall in house prices

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Surprise fall house prices - Prices fell for first time six months during December - sign that property price inflation may be slowing down Airlines slammed over emissions - A government minister has launched an outspoken attack major airlines for refusing take climate change seriously



Surprise fall in house prices  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Prices fell for the first time in six months during December - a sign that property price inflation may be slowing down
Airlines slammed over emissions  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
A government minister has launched an outspoken attack on major airlines for refusing to take climate change seriously
Market report: Friday latest  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
12.30:Shares in ICI were changing hands at their highest in more than five years today as the City braced itself for a near-£6bn bid for the Dulux paint maker
Flights cancelled over skid fear  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
EasyJet today cancelled 18 flights to and from Bristol because of concerns that aircraft might skid on the wet runway
BA under fire for lost luggage 'refunds'  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
The lost-luggage row at British Airways intensified today after passenger groups condemned the airline for the type of compensation it is offering
Calculate your inflation rate  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Households will be able to calculate their own inflation rate thanks to a new online service from the Office for National Statistics
New airline to offer cheap flights to Asia  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
A new budget airline is expected to launch in the summer, offering cut-price fares between the UK and the Far East, it was announced today
Super-fast ferries head for UK  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
A British-based company has ordered five French-designed high-speed trimarans that could revolutionise crossing the Channel
Women missing out on top jobs  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Women are 'woefully' under-represented in boardrooms and Parliament and the pace of change has slackened, according to a new report today
Boost for drivers as fuel prices fall  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists were given some much-needed cheer today after oil prices continued to fall and a leading retailer cut the cost of fuel at its forecourts
Flood of migrants keeps wages down  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
British companies are racking up blockbuster profits thanks to muted pay demands from their workers, research shows
Latest data makes rate rise probable  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
An increase in interest rates within weeks looks almost assured after official figures showed company profits rising to all-time records
Property price panic  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Children's free money sits untouched  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
A quarter of all parents whose children received child trust fund payments have not chosen an investment tool for their child's money
BA profits from luggage fiasco  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
BA is forcing thousands of passengers hunting their lost luggage to use a premium-rate helpline and pocketing the profits
Borrowing soars in homebuying spree  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Homebuying continued to surge ahead in the run up to Christmas with more than £18bn worth of loans approved for moving house in November
90m Standard shares unclaimed  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
More than 230,000 Standard Life members have yet to claim their shares windfall following the company's flotation last year
Britons work longest in Europe  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Unpaid overtime worth billions of pounds is being regulalrly clocked up by British workers, who put in more hours than anywhere else in Europe
Victory in care fees fight  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Campaigners today welcomed a major victory in the fight over who pays care home fees, but warned many families would not benefit
ITV brings 'free' broadband TV  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV has become the latest big name player to offer internet television with live programmes and repeats launched from the end of March
Barclays pays savers 12.5%  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays has again upped the stakes in the savings war, raising the rate on its linked Regular Saver account by 25% to 12.5%
Whose halo will slip next?  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Next must do something about its city centre stores if it is to retain its position as one of our biggest fashion retailers
Midas' top picks for 2007  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
Our top stockpicker chooses five shares to shine in the coming 12 months, including Barclays, Halfords and Biffa
Contracts for difference  [01/05/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team explain the mysteries of contracts for difference and why they are loved by corporate raiders