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Apple faces £300m fine over iTunes prices [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Apple is facing a fine of more than £300m because it makes customers pay more to download music in Britain than in the rest of Europe
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Reluctant breadwinners kept at work [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Modern men are happy sharing breadwinning duties with their wives, but there's one problem - women are dreaming of a man who earns enough for them to stay at home
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Market report: Tuesday latest [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:The decision by the German gas and electricity utility E.On to drop its £28.7bn for Spanish rival Endesa, may mean it will turn its attention to the UK
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Mums don't know about maternity leave [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Many women are unaware that they are now legally entitled to nine months of paid leave when they have a baby, says a report
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Insurance bills kill off riding schools [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Riding schools are being forced to close at an alarming rate because the burgeoning compensation culture is encouraging injured riders to sue
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Housing boom boost for builders [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A strong housing market and buoyant commercial property sector have boosted growth in the construction industry, chartered surveyors said today
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Zombie insurer shows strength [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Resolution Life , the 'zombie' fund insurer, made a strong case for staying independent today with profits that topped City expectations and a big dividend
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'True cost of bank charges is £2' [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A former employee of Yorkshire Bank has revealed an internal calculation system used by the bank found it cost no more than £2 to deal with account defaults
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Bank tells King not to rock markets [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England under intensifying pressure to improve communications with the markets, after another bank complained about recent surprise hikes
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Property may slump next year [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices could tumble sharply in 2008 due to an affordability crisis, according to a research group which predicted a 15% rise this year
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Monthly fees are fair, say bank customers [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A third of bank customers say they would be prepared to pay a monthly fee on their current account in return for fairer treatment from their bank
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Pound goes further for Brits abroad [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The British pound is stretching further for travellers, having strengthened by up to 21% against other currencies compared to a year ago
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Experts split on rates decision [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fears of an immediate bank rate hike increased today with money markets pricing in a 40% chance of an increase on Thursday
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Tesco refutes monopoly charges [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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As Tesco today set out its defence against accusations that it has UK High Streets in a stranglehold, it was denied permission to open a store in north London
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County Court judgments soar [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of people with County Court judgments registered against them for consumer debts rocketed last year
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Credit cards reported to OFT [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Credit cards offering a lower interest rate can be more expensive than their apparently dearer rivals, and the confusion has led to a complaint to the OFT
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Two more Premium Bond millionaires [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Premium Bond holders from Hounslow and Aberdeen have each won £1m in April's double jackpot
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Call centre boom goes on [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Work being switched to India is having little effect on call centres in the UK, which will provide more than a million jobs by the end of this year
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Eco-flats bid to beat stamp duty [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Flats planned for north London could be the first to benefit from the no stamp duty pledge for new zero-carbon homes - find out how to see the planning application
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Prescriptions up 20p - but free in Wales [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of prescriptions has risen by 20p to £6.85 across the UK - except in Wales, where they are now free
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HSBC bombards mobile users [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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HSBC has secretly launched a futuristic scheme that bombards mobile phone users passing branches with adverts - but shoppers say it is no better than spam
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Rolls-Royce homes in on £130m BA deal [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rolls-Royce today clinched a deal worth as much as $320m (£150m) with British Airways to provide jet engines to power up to eight new planes
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M&S poaches Tesco fashion boss [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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M&S will take on Top Shop for the High Street style crown, after poaching Tesco's head of clothing Terry Green to head its successful fashion business
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£10bn bid for Sainsbury's imminent [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sainsbury's is expected to receive a £10bn-plus private equity takeover bid by the end of this week
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A great pensions cover up [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown must be concerned that the Freedom of Information releases on the pension fund tax will be seen as his ERM moment
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30 second guide to Dividend tax credit [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail Citys team take a look at the decision in 1997 that has hurt UK pensions ever since - and is now doing the same to Gordon Brown
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Hetherington: Holiday watchdog letdown [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week the Financial Mail's readers' champion Tony Hetherington ivnestigates your problems.
This week he takes on a poor holiday deal and mobile giant Vodafone
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Midas: York Pharma's winning run [04/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's stockpicker looks at a cream for common ailment athlete's foot could boost York Pharma and updates on environmental consultancy RPS
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