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Green car move cost £3,300 - Drivers face paying thousands of pounds extra for new cars under EU proposals aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions Standard enjoys life as Plc - Standard Life today firmly threw off shackles of its mutual past as revealed leap sales its first year as public company



Green car move to cost £3,300  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Drivers face paying thousands of pounds extra for new cars under EU proposals aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions
Standard enjoys life as Plc  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Standard Life today firmly threw off the shackles of its mutual past as it revealed a leap in sales in its first year as a public company
Market report:Wednesday latest  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:City investors almost found themselves frozen out today - and it wasn't just the weather that made them wish they had stayed tucked up in bed
Women 'retiring in poverty'  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
A forgotten generation of women who have devoted their lives to caring for others are struggling to cope in old age, says a leading charity
Taxman traps 'compensation king'  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The founder of the collapsed Accident Group, which famously sacked its staff by text message, has been cornered in Spain by UK tax officials
Pension victims still waiting  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
An emergency fund set up to help more than 100,000 people whose company pensions were wiped out has helped only 871 victims
£84m for a London flat  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The highest British price for a flat has been smashed by four flats overlooking Hyde Park which are on sale for up to £84m each - a record even for London's super rich
Good times for budget airlines  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Low-cost airline easyJet joined rival Ryanair in forecasting strong growth in annual profits today
Internet conman to pay back £100,000  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
A fraudster who charmed vulnerable lonely hearts out of a small fortune via the Internet has been ordered to pay back more than £100,000
Millions lost to petrol Pin thiefs  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Gangs have stolen millions after accessing thousands of motorists' credit or debit card details at petrol stations
Benjys goes under again  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
All 46 branches of beleaguered sandwich chain Benjys were closed today after the business went into administration for the second time since last July
Foreign firms splash £75bn on UK plc  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Foreign companies spent a record £75.5bn buying some of the most famous names in British business last year, 50% more than in 2005 >> Which UK company will be next?
Poland leads property boom  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The European housing market shrugged off forecasts of a slowdown in 2006 with Scandinavia and Eastern Europe leading the way
US tycoons buy Liverpool FC  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks have closed a deal to take over Liverpool FC for £470m
Lloyds TSB in outsourcing row  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Lloyds TSB was at the centre of an outsourcing row with its staff union today after the company announced the closure of a back office operation
Live-in lovers in court battle  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Unmarried couples who separate could be forced to divide their assets equally if a legal challenge before the House of Lords proves successful
Health kick sees January High St boom  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
A New Year healthy eating drive meant retailers and High Street stores enjoyed their strongest January for three years
BP shares dive despite profits  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Shares in BP plunged close to a two-year low today, despite the oil giant revealing record profits of $22.2bn (£11.3bn), or more than £30m a day
Bird flu could kill off exports  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Several countries have banned UK poultry, posing a threat to exports worth more than £300m a year to British companies
Sale of the crown jewels  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Foreign companies are buying strategic UK businesses at an astonishing pace. It is unimaginable that any of our European competitors would have allowed this to happen.
Devious banks make a mockery of code  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The Banking Code is meant to protect us, but the banks are warping its good intentions to their own ends
Russian shares have boomed - which country is next?  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Five years ago a City fund star told me funds focused on Russia were set to fly. The best fund has since turned £1,000 into more than £5,000 - I thought it was time to ask him for fresh guidance...
Turnaround sees Regus learning from mistakes  [02/07/2007 01:17 PM]
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.