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Biggest-ever credit card theft - Plastic card details of millions of British US shoppers have been stolen world's biggest-ever attack by credit card criminals Glitch wrecks 400,000 paydays - Some 400,000 workers will not get paid as usual today because of problems with banking system that handles salary payments



Biggest-ever credit card theft  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Plastic card details of millions of British and US shoppers have been stolen in the world's biggest-ever attack by credit card criminals
Glitch wrecks 400,000 paydays  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Some 400,000 workers will not get paid as usual today because of problems with the banking system that handles salary payments
Market report: Friday latest  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
10.30:Share prices traded within a narrow range as big City institutions took a look back at what has been a volatile few weeks
Air passengers get more rights  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Air passengers are in line to get beefed up rights to compensation when their flights are cancelled, amid claims airlines are wriggling out of payments
Card victims told 'don't call police'  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Victims of debit and credit card fraud are being told not to bother reporting the crime to police, in a move that has stunned security experts
Live football on BBC virtually at an end  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The BBC's live football coverage was in crisis today after ITV won the rights to screen FA Cup matches
Premiership footballer goes bust  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
£50,000-a-week footballer John Arne Riise has been declared bankrupt by the courts for an unpaid debt of around £100,000
BAA faces break-up threat  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
BAA's ownership of London's main airports was under threat today after the operator was referred for a full-blown competition inquiry
OFT delays bank charge decision  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Consumers will have to wait until the end of the year to find out what the Office of Fair Trading considers is a fair default charge on a current account
Strong sales point to a new rate rise  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners are braced for another rise in interest rates as the High Street enjoys booming sales, and mortgage lending remains strong
Rate rise sparks remortgage rush  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners looking to beat rising interest rates helped push up the number of mortgages taken out in February
Millions to pay more for water  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of householders across Britain are to be hit with higher water bills in the coming weeks. See what you will pay| 10 ways to cut water bills
Virgin TV leavers must act fast  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The clock is ticking for cable customers who want to leave Virgin TV or try and bag a better deal following the loss of Sky channels
Don't blog yourself out of a job  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Employers are checking the 'internet reputations' of job applicants by looking at their blog pages at MySpace, Blogger and Facebook
Boiler room investors miss out  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors have seen their hopes of reclaiming money lost to a boiler room scam dashed after the solicitor that aided the fraud was made bankrupt
Loan cover refunds get go-ahead  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
A major victory in the battle against rip-off payment protection insurance has been won with insurers agreeing to offer 'fair' refunds when customers cancel policies
Npower price cut 'is a fake'  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of loyal customers of Britain's biggest electricity supplier will not see a penny from the company's latest price reduction
Xmas savings club cash to be protected  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
New safeguards drawn up in wake of the Farepak Christmas club collapse will protect savers in future, the Government said today
Not a pretty picture at Jessops  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Jessops shares tumbled 68% as more than a third of investors sold their stock on fears that bankers HSBC may pull the plug
Skoda voted Britain's best car  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Japanese cars have been knocked off their perch as British motorist's favourite model by the model that used to be a joke
UK property won't catch US cold, says King  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King today said he did not expect the UK housing market to crash despite the crisis in the US
Accusations fly as AA cuts night patrols  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
As controversy rages at the AA over asset-stripping by its venture capitalist owners, the rescue service announces the end of night-time patrols
Council tax bills rise 4.2%  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Council tax bills across England will rise by an average of 4.2%, the Government announced today, but London will do better despite the Olympics
Halifax sorry for stolen customer details  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Halifax could be fined after admitting that the private banking details of some 13,000 of its mortgage customers were stolen
£19bn boost for company pensions  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The pensions 'black hole' facing the UK's top 200 companies has shrunk by around 40% over the past year, but the outlook remains uncertain
30 second guide to computer-based trades  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team examine the trades that have reached a staggering £500bn plus a day
Discipline for a false market  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The City needs to be far more alert in tracking sudden price movements. Otherwise regulators could be accused of allowing false markets to develop
Gordon's neutral last hurrah  [03/30/2007 01:17 PM]
True to form Gordon Brown delivered a classic give and take Budget, says Financial Mail economics editor Dan Atkinson