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US tycoons buy Liverpool FC [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks have closed a deal to take over Liverpool FC for £470m
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BP rides out winter travails [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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BP's 2006 year of woe ended with a 12% last-quarter crash in profits and a warning of a significant slashing of production forecasts
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Market report: Tuesday latest [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.30:BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, is sending out signals to shareholders that it wants to get even bigger following the explosion in metal prices
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Benjys goes under again [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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All 46 branches of beleaguered sandwich chain Benjys were closed today after the business went into administration for the second time since last July
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Live-in lovers in court battle [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Unmarried couples who separate could be forced to divide their assets equally if a legal challenge before the House of Lords proves successful
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Health kick sees January High St boom [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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A New Year healthy eating drive meant retailers and High Street stores enjoyed their strongest January for three years
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Bird flu could kill off exports [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Several countries have banned UK poultry, posing a threat to exports worth more than £300m a year to British companies
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Train chiefs 'to raise fares twice a year' [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rail company bosses are planning to sneak through inflation-busting fare rises, it was claimed today
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Aviva leaves door open for the Pru [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Aviva, Britain's largest insurer, today revealed record sales figures, and appeared to leave the door open for the resumption of merger talks with rival Prudential
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Interest rates 'to stay on hold' [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Most market commentators expect the Bank of England will keep interest rates at 5.25% on Thursday
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Bookies switch off Sky Sports channels [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hundreds of bookmakers have pulled the plug on BSkyB after the satellite broadcaster raised subscription charges to £4,500 per shop
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Ombudsman calls for stricter lending rules [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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The UK's Banking Code is failing to protect consumers from being mis-sold credit cards and loans, the Financial Ombudsman Service has warned
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Ryanair profits on baggage fee [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Controversial baggage charges - adding up to 25% to its average fare - are helping Europe's biggest budget airline to post record profits
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Beware 0% credit card trap [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Miss just one payment and that attractive 0% deal will be scrapped, card users are warned. Skipping a single monthly payment could cost the holder almost £300
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Taxing burden for Brown's successor [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Monday view:Gordon Brown's successor will not have an easy task - He is likely to hand on plans to cut spending and increase the tax burden
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Brown's 'hidden debt of £500bn' [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Creative accounting by the Treasury has concealed the fact that the Government is dangerously in the red, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies
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'Gherkin' sold for £600m [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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The public will be able to buy a share in iconic City skyscraper the Gherkin under an innovative plan from its new owners
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Asda aces in bid for Sainsbury's [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Former Asda chiefs Allan Leighton and Archie Norman have been approached to lead a multi-billion pound takeover bid for Sainsbury's
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Tax snoopers scan web activity [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Dutch guitarist Rob van der Veer has devised a software system that explores the web, silently searching for business and trading activity
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Barratt buys Wilson Bowden [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Housebuilder Wilson Bowden backed a £2.2bn takeover today in a deal that should net its co-founder a family fortune of more than £700m
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'Inflated accounts at Torex' probed [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fraud detectives investigating computer group Torex are looking at an alleged conspiracy to manipulate accounts to sell it at an inflated value
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Banks bow to calls pressure [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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More companies have promised to redirect customers to UK call handlers if they are frustrated by their overseas service
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Sainsbury's is takeover target [02/06/2007 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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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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Welcome to this week's round-up of top business stories from the Sunday papers
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Directory of deceit is far from 'brilliant' [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week ace investigator Tony Hetherington reveals more lies from GAP, silence from Universal Telecom and missing documents at the tax office
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Respect the LSE's values [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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The approach for the London Stock Exchange by Nasdaq has been so cack-handed that the offer will likely lapse later this week
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Turnaround sees Regus learning from mistakes [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Mail on Sunday's share-tipping column Midas this week turns its attention to a buoyant-looking offices supplier and a diamond company that may be worth a punt.
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Private equity years too late for Sainsbury's [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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So, where were the gutless investors when the supermarket needed help, ask the Financial Mail on Sunday editor
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Let's catch the ringleaders of this racket [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
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GE Capital Bank's £610,000 fine for failing to ensure PPI was sold only to those new cardholders where cover was appropriate is only the start. Or it should be
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