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Insurers sell victims' details

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Insurers sell victims' details - Insurers are secretly selling off details of road crash victims lawyers who then represent them high-earning court cases Britain must wait for EC energy cuts - Tough EC action be unveiled break up energy monopolies Continent should cut gas electricity prices UK but not for at least four years



Insurers sell victims' details  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Insurers are secretly selling off the details of road crash victims to lawyers who then represent them in high-earning court cases
Britain must wait for EC energy cuts  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Tough EC action to be unveiled to break up energy monopolies on the Continent should cut gas and electricity prices in the UK but not for at least four years
Market report: Friday close  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
17:00: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
EasyJet passengers get email cash call  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Budget airline easyJet is emailing passengers who have already paid for flights asking for more money to cover airport taxes that do not come into effect until February 1
BA in £2.1bn pension gap deal  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
British Airways is poised to agree to a multi-billion-pound fleet renewal programme after reaching an agreement with unions on tackling its £2.1bn pension deficit
Grade urged to axe'trash'  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Michael Grade, who starts work as boss of ITV this week, is under pressure to axe the controversial quiz shows that many feel tarnish the ITV's reputation
Chip and Pin fraud alert  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Shoppers were warned today about a major security fear over chip and Pin machines after scientists filmed how they could beat the 'foolproof' systemWatch the video
Surprise fall in house prices  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Prices fell for the first time in six months during December - a sign that property price inflation may be slowing down
O'Leary hits back at 'dead sheep'  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Flamboyant Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary hit back today at criticism from a Government minister, who 'hasn't a clue what he's talking about'
Flights cancelled over skid fear  [01/07/2007 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'  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists were given some much-needed cheer today after oil prices continued to fall and two leading retailers cut the cost of fuel at the pumps
Flood of migrants keeps wages down  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
BA is forcing thousands of passengers hunting their lost luggage to use a premium-rate helpline and pocketing the profits
Debt amateurs on losing side  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Twenty five years ago, the post-Christmas air would be thick with recriminations of staff taking sickes. The current fit of morality concerns personal debt.
When insurers make a policy out of sleaze  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
There are apparently no tactics too base for some insurers in their efforts to squeeze every last drop of profit out of their policyholders
Whose halo will slip next?  [01/07/2007 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  [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Our top stockpicker chooses five shares to shine in the coming 12 months, including Barclays, Halfords and Biffa