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Russians storm billionaires' club

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Russians storm billionaires' club - The world's richest are getting younger wealthier with more Russians Indians among 946 billionaires Forbes magazine's 2007 list Terrace homes rise fastest - Forever associated with two-up two-downs Coronation Street, terrace houses may not have much glamour, but value has risen faster any other property type



Russians storm billionaires' club  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The world's richest are getting younger and wealthier with more Russians and Indians among the 946 billionaires on Forbes magazine's 2007 list
Terrace homes rise fastest  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Forever associated with two-up two-downs and Coronation Street, terrace houses may not have much glamour, but their value has risen faster than any other property type
Market report: Friday latest  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
11.00:Private-equity group Bridgepoint must have been sorely disappointed to get just 240p a share today for Safestore, the old Mentmore group
Ramsay takes £2m bite out of his profits  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Ramsay has awarded himself a £2.1m bonus from the earnings of his burgeoning restaurant empire which has slipped £2.4m into the red
Bulgaria homes bulldozer threat  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Bulgaria is a fast-growing destination for Britons buying property abroad but could an environmental row lead to dream homes being demolished?
Action as TV quiz scandal grows  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Channel Five quiz shows featured fake 'winners' it was revealed today as the official regulator announced a crackdown on premium rate phone services
Interest rates remain at 5.25%  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers will see no increase in their monthly repayments for the time-being as the Bank of England today kept interest rates on hold at 5.25%
Shortage pushes homes up £3,500  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
A shortage of homes for sale in high cost areas helped push house prices up by more than £3,500 in February, but a property slowdown may be beginning
Waitrose is UKs favourite shop  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Shoppers have voted up-market grocer Waitrose as their favourite retailer while sister store John Lewis was voted second best
Garden grabs claim 30,000 plots a year  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Garden-grabbing by developers is leading to 30,000 gardens being lost per year. Now MPs from across the parties are trying to fight back against misguided planning laws
TV quiz shows accused of fraud  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The row over television phone quizzes intensified today when a watchdog accused some shows of being engaged in 'semi-fraudulent behaviour'
Breaking the bank  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
A customer who took on his bank after it refused to supply details of illegal charges on his account is celebrating victory
Town halls in fat-cat pay row  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Claims that council taxes have risen to fund an army of overpaid town hall executives were rejected by local government chiefs today
John Lewis gives record bonuses  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
John Lewis was crowned king of the high street today after making record profits, which sparked a pay bonanza for the partnership's 68,000 staff
Post office closures 'will hit communities'  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans to close 2,500 post offices will 'significantly' affect local communities, especially hitting pensioners and disabled people, a new report warned today
MPs to investigate free banking  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are to be investigated by MPs amid allegations of profiteering, rip-offs and threats to impose annual fees on current accounts
Watchdog urged to probe 'landbank' scams  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The Office of Fair Trading came under pressure today to investigate firms that 'scam' consumers into buying small plots of rural land on the promise of high returns
Property could slump, warns IMF  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
World finance super-body the International Monetary Fund has warned that the UK property market is 'overvalued' and could be heading for a slump
Fraud costs £330 each a year  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
More than £300 is defrauded every year for each person in Britain, a specially commissioned police report has revealed. Find out more about who pays for fraud
Minimum wage to rise by 17p an hour  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The minimum wage is to increase by 17p an hour to £5.52, the Government announced today, an increase of 3.2%
Stores will pay for 'fuel' repairs  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets vowed to pay for repairs to cars damaged by contaminated petrol - meanwhile a customer sent in the bailiffs to Tesco in a three-year-old fuel dispute
BBC ready to launch online rival to iTunes  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The BBC was accused of 'creeping commercialisation' yesterday after announcing plans for a new online media player that could rival Apple's iTunes
Tycoon fills trolley with J Sainsbury  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Secretive property tycoon Robbie Tchenguiz has launched a raid on Sainsbury shares as the battle for control of the grocer hots up
Blackstone beats a retreat  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
Private equity groups, including Blackstone, are unhappy about the close scrutiny that the Treasury is planning
Banks must get the basics right  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
They were intended to help the most vulnerable, but for many people basic accounts are a rotten introduction to the world of banking
Midas: Take a good look at your portfolio  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's shares tipper this week advises investors to keep calm. It also focuses on HBOS bank
30 Second guide toshareholder debt  [03/09/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at what private equity firms use to finance their purchases