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Insurers sell victims' details [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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Insurers are secretly selling off the details of road crash victims to lawyers who then represent them in high-earning court cases
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Britain must wait for EC energy cuts [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Market report: Friday close [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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EasyJet passengers get email cash call [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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BA in £2.1bn pension gap deal [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Grade urged to axe'trash' [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Chip and Pin fraud alert [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Surprise fall in house prices [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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Prices fell for the first time in six months during December - a sign that property price inflation may be slowing down
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O'Leary hits back at 'dead sheep' [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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'
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Flights cancelled over skid fear [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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EasyJet today cancelled 18 flights to and from Bristol because of concerns that aircraft might skid on the wet runway
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BA under fire for lost luggage 'refunds' [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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The lost-luggage row at British Airways intensified today after passenger groups condemned the airline for the type of compensation it is offering
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Calculate your inflation rate [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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Households will be able to calculate their own inflation rate thanks to a new online service from the Office for National Statistics
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New airline to offer cheap flights to Asia [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Super-fast ferries head for UK [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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A British-based company has ordered five French-designed high-speed trimarans that could revolutionise crossing the Channel
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Women missing out on top jobs [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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Women are 'woefully' under-represented in boardrooms and Parliament and the pace of change has slackened, according to a new report today
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Boost for drivers as fuel prices fall [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Flood of migrants keeps wages down [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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British companies are racking up blockbuster profits thanks to muted pay demands from their workers, research shows
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Latest data makes rate rise probable [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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An increase in interest rates within weeks looks almost assured after official figures showed company profits rising to all-time records
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Property price panic [01/07/2007 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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Children's free money sits untouched [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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A quarter of all parents whose children received child trust fund payments have not chosen an investment tool for their child's money
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BA profits from luggage fiasco [01/07/2007 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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Debt amateurs on losing side [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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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.
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When insurers make a policy out of sleaze [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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There are apparently no tactics too base for some insurers in their efforts to squeeze every last drop of profit out of their policyholders
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Whose halo will slip next? [01/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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Next must do something about its city centre stores if it is to retain its position as one of our biggest fashion retailers
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Midas' top picks for 2007 [01/07/2007 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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