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Spanish property crash feared [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fears over a property market crash in Spain are growing after a massive sell-off of real estate stocks yesterday
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RBS to launch rival bid for ABN [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium today tried to gatecrash Dutch bank ABN's agreed takeover by Barclays with a much higher £49bn bid
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Market report: Wednesday latest [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.00:A dawn raid on shares of J Sainsbury, just a couple of weeks after the supermarkets chain rejected terms of a private-equity bid, today sent the stock soaring
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Insurance firms warned on cold-calling [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Insurance firms warned on cold-calling
Insurers were warned today to improve their standard of cold calling and stop putting pressure on customers to make rash decisions
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Sainsbury's dawn-raid revives bid talk [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Sainsbury's surged today after reports of a major share buying spree re-ignited speculation about the future ownership of the retailer.
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Long-term care 'near collapse' [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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An urgent debate on the future of social care was launched today by a coalition of charities who say the current system is 'unsustainable'
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Showdown on home info packs [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Plans to force homeowners to spend up to £600 on information packs for prospective buyers could be derailed at the 11th hour
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13,000 a day switch bank in fees backlash [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Record numbers are switching banks as anger mounts over penalty fees while the Big Five battle to win new customers
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Inflation will fall sharply, says King [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England governor says inflation is on the way down, but tougher times are ahead for people and businesses
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KKR wins Boots with £11bn [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Guy Hands and Terra Firma today admitted defeat in the battle for Alliance Boots after private-equity house KKR delivered a knockout £11bn bid
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Boom in homes over £2m [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of homes on sale in London for more than £2m has hit 1,000 for the first time. But can prices keep on rising? See what the experts say
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Carphone rings High St alarm bell [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Carphone Warehouse, which warned on broadband profits earlier this month, today said profits from its traditional High Street shops are likely to be flat
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Experts say rates may hit 7.5% [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates could soon hit 7.5% as inflation risks spiralling out of control, senior economists have warned
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Six billion copper coins missing [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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They lurk in the corners of handbags, down the back of sofas and in the glove compartments of cars behind the mints and the de-icer
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£11,000 a year to run the typical house [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Spiralling mortgages and higher power bills have forced the cost of running a home up by 12% in just two years, with mortgage payments accounting for 60%
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The £655,000 houseboat [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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A houseboat described as one of the most desirable homes in London has gone on sale for £655,000, but it does come with a prized asset - a Thames mooring
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Financial fraud on the rise [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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It is not only identity theft that is becoming more common - most types of financial fraud are on the rise according to worrying new figures
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Jobs could go in TV row [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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GMTV staff fear there could be massive job cuts as the broadcaster pays back viewers who were victims of a phone-in swindle
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Homeowners borrow £1bn a day [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners borrowed more than £1bn a day in March as mortgage lending hit a new record for the month, but the market may be ready to cool
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Millions duped by GMTV [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Viewers of Britain's most popular breakfast television show GMTV have fallen victim to the biggest phone-in scandal yet uncovered
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Ofgem names rip-off suppliers [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The energy regulator has named and shamed EDF Energy and Scottish Power for giving customers a bad deal on gas and electricity prices
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Mobile giants in price warning [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone firms are threatening to raise fees for British customers if the EU forces them to cut the cost of calls from overseas
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Average home costs £192,314 [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of the average home has soared to £192,314, accordfing to new figures from the Halifax
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Discounts if you cut carbon [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Eight of the country's biggest businesses launched a campaign today to make Britain greener
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Customer service? What's that? [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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When a company makes a mistake it should put it to right quickly and politely. Customers should not have to endure an earful of abuse from call centre staff.
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KKR breaches the Footsie [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sir Nigel Rudd is having an interesting week. On monday he mysteriously vanished from the prospective letterhead of a combined Barclays-ABN Amro, where he was deputy chairman
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30 second guide to dawn raids [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team explain the 1980s tactic of hostile takeover that is making something of a comeback
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Midas share tips: Ashtead and PHC [04/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that macinery hire firm Ashtead knows what it is doing
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