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Personal insolvencies soar [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Personal insolvencies rocketed to a record level in the final three months of the year as consumers struggled with interest rate rises
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Sainsbury's is takeover target [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Supermarket group Sainsbury's emerged as a takeover target today after three private equity firms confirmed they were mulling a possible offer
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Market report: Friday close [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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17.00:The City went on bid alert today, wondering if a possible bid for Sainsbury could be the first of several blockbuster deals
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£200 fines for smokers who defy new law [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Lighting up in a banned zone - including pubs and workplaces - could lead to a £200 fine under legislation published today
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Builders 'using threats to grab gardens' [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Householders are being intimidated into selling their homes so that developers can build blocks of flats on rows of gardens, the House of Commons was told today
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BA 'sorry' as profits dive [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways reported lower quarterly profits today as it admitted a series of disruptions had tested 'the patience and loyalty' of customers
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Standard Life payouts fall again [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 80% of Standard Life mortgage endowments maturing this year will not pay off the home loans they are secured on
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Mellon makes £90m from Jimmy Choo [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Former It Girl Tamara Mellon will make almost £90m from the sale of her stake in Jimmy Choo
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Taxman eyes offshore accounts [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Individuals hiding money in offshore bank accounts could be forced to pay up after the Revenue & Customs won a legal victory against four leading banks
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Tycoon shrugs off £1m tax hit [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The tycoon boss of Matalan over-paid £1m in tax - but could only shrug when the Revenue refused to give it back
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ING Direct keeps rate at 4.75% [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of ING Direct savers suffered another blow today when the bank announced it would not raise the rate on its original savings account
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£1m Premium Bond quick on the draw [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A Bond bought last October has scooped one of this month's two £1m jackpot prizes, National Savings & Investments announced today
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Families' £1m lifetime tax bill [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The lifetime tax bill of an average family will top £1m within eight years, a report reveals today
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AstraZeneca to shed 3,000 jobs [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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AstraZeneca, Britain's second largest drugs firm, has revealed plans to cut 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it announced a 28% rise in profits
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Ruthless greed of the scammers [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The heartlessness of the criminals who operate scams on a massive scale in Britain was exposed today in a report by consumer watchdogs
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Google pulls in £3,400 an hour [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Online search giant Google has again surged past expectations, trebling net profits in the last three months of 2006 to more than $1bn
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Shell reports record £13bn profit [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Dutch Shell today slashed its production targets because of ongoing problems in Nigeria and its recent dust-up in Russia - taking the shine off record profits
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John Lewis is the nation's favourite [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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With its emphasis on quality and being 'never knowingly undersold' John Lewis is the nation's favourite store, according to Which?
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New flight tax 'could be illegal' [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown faces legal challenges from airlines and tour operators over a controversial doubling of air passenger duty which comes into effect today
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Uninsured cars to be clamped [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers who fail to renew their car insurance could be fined £100 - even if they have stopped using their car
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Energy group to cut prices [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) today signalled its intention to cut prices for the first time in six years
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Triple risk alert to firms and consumers [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Terrorist attacks, a flu pandemic and spiralling debts are the three main risks facing UK firms and consumers the Financial Services Authority warned today
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Union fears as Tata wins Corus [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of British steelworkers were today left pondering their future under new Indian masters after Tata Steel won the shootout for control of Corus
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Nasdaq takes a panel rap [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Nasdaq chief's aim in coming to London was to win friends and influence people, but he clearly failed. All he has received as a result of his visit is a rap across the knuckles
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30 Second Guide ToThe Debt Management Office [02/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at the division of the Bank of England is charged with selling government bonds
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