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Scottish Power cuts bills at last [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Scottish Power has become the last of the 'Big Six' to cut energy prices but millions of its customers will see very little benefit
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NatWest fights bank charge case [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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NatWest became the first bank to face the issue of penalty fees in open court and demanded the case be thrown out
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Market report: Tuesday latest [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.30:City investors found themselves short of choice today, with more markets around the world closed than open
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Government warned over home packs [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government was urged today to take criticism 'seriously' over its plans for compulsory Home Information Packs
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AA pays savers 5.61% [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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AA Savings has relaunched its online easy-access bonus account with a best-buy interest rate and a pledge to savers using power of attorney
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Soccer shares soar as tycoons circle [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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The takeover approach by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen for Southampton marks a step change in the foreign takeovers of England's football clubs
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Millions have secret bank accounts [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Secret bank accounts set up to hide money from partners are on the increase, particularly among people in their twenties and thirties
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War on the banks that leak secrets [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tougher rules are needed to stop banks breaching customer confidentiality, the privacy watchdog will say today
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Royal mutuals talk of a tie-up [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal London, the country's largest mutual life insurer, is in talks to combine with one of its smaller rivals Royal Liver in a deal that could value the latter at £400m
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Consumers keep nerve despite rates fears [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Consumer confidence is at its highest for six months despite fears over rising interest rates, which have cooled the housing market
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Hidden insurance charges rip-off [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of motorists are being ripped off by insurers cashing in on 'hidden' charges, it is claimed today
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GMTV bosses knew viewers were cheated [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Devastating emails show the breakfast station was fully aware premium-rate phone lines were kept open after winners had been picked
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Will 'liar loans' destroy housing market? [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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In America, huge sub-prime mortgage defaults have destabilised the housing market and there is evidence it is starting to happen here
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Dyslexic man sues bank over statements [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Property developer is suing Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland because he cannot understand their statements
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this Sunday
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Power companies face pre-pay fines [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Energy regulator Ofgem is considering fining power companies hundreds of thousands of pounds for failing to reset meters
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Probe into BSkyB stake in ITV [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson won a major victory over Rupert Murdoch today as watchdogs ruled that BSkyB's stake in ITV raised major competition concerns
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Help the Aged targets grey pound [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Help the Aged is to make a major push into the financial services market by launching a range of motor, home and travel insurance products with insurer Liverpool Victoria
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Microsoft man to bid for Southampton FC [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Exclusive:Paul Allen, co-founder with Bill Gates of global software giant Microsoft, is set to make a stunning entry into English football by bidding for Southampton
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Exposed: 'I'm not an ethical bag' [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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The designer bag which has been 2007's shopping phenomenon thanks to its green message was made using cheap labour in China, the Evening Standard reveals
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Charities lose out on £1bn of Gift Aid [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Charities are losing out on almost £1bn of funding every year because workers are unaware of the tax benefits of payroll giving, it was claimed today
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Watchdog wants showdown over pensions [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government and its own watchdog look set for an unprecedented confrontation in the courts over claims being made by Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton, it emerged today
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The man from Pru heads east [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Amid the squalor of India's poverty Western firms have found the goldmine of the future. Lucy Farndon reports from Mumbai
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Beware 'free' home pack offers [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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House-sellers were warned today about misleading offers of 'free' home information packs from estate agents - with many carrying hidden catches
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Small cap share tips: SovGem and Choices [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week, unloved SovGEM undergoes a reappraisal
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Threats to the City legacy [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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As far as the City is concerned the Blair decade has been a golden era. One only has to glance down the 'Rich List'to understand how far Labour has encouraged wealth creation
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30 second guide to National Audit Office [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team examine the office that claims to save the taxpayer millions every year by scrutinizing government spending
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Midas share tips: New dogs, old tricks [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Can you double your money with the ten new Dogs of the Footsie? asks Financial Mail's top stock-picker
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Hetherington: Offered £7 for shares worth 3½p [05/01/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week readers' champion Tony Hetherington investigates your problems - this week more dodgy share dealing plus banks, holidays and debt collectors
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