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Record numbers going bust [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of people declaring themselves insolvent has soared to record levels as higher borrowing and living costs begin to bite
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Reuters shares soar on bid news [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in financial news and information provider Reuters soared 24% after it admitted receiving a preliminary takeover approach
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Market report: Friday latest [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.45:Goldman Sachs today urged its clients to hang on to Hanson as speculation mounted that a £7bn takeover from Germany's Heidelberg-Cement was imminent
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Couple offer bin pick-ups for £90 [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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A couple have capitalised on the backlash against fornightly bin collection, by offering weekly pick ups for £90 per year - with improved customer service
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Home seller packs face the chop [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Home seller packs could be scrapped by MPs only days before they are due to be introduced, after ministers were forced into allowing a Commons vote
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£2.5bn EMI bid war breaks out [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Lily Allen, Joss Stone and Norah Jones can expect to have new publishers soon after a £2.5bn bidding war broke out today for music group EMI
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Supermarkets selling farmed fish as wild [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sainsburys and Harrods have been accused of selling cheap farmed fish as wild following a nationwide survey by the Food Standards Agency
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Estate agents get £10m for tax details [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Estate agents will be paid £10m by council tax snoopers in return for details on homes, it was revealed yesterday
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Ryanair rage at passenger tax hike [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The doubling of taxes on flying is hurting Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline today admitted
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Massow's case vs Zurich gets green light [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Businessman Ivan Massow today won the right to take one of world's biggest insurance companies to trial over claims its policies discriminated against gay men
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Stamp duty cut would 'send shares up 7%' [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Scrapping stamp duty on shares would spark an immediate 7% rally in the UK stock market, according to new research
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Nationwide scraps 25-year fix [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The first 25-year fixed rate mortgage offered by a major building society will be scrapped today, just five weeks after its launch
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99p film downloads to finish off video shops [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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A new service allowing internet users to legally download films is expected to start a price war when it launches today
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Cash bonanza for Premiership promotion [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The three football clubs that win promotion to the Premiership this year will receive a £60m boost for their efforts, analysts predicted today
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TV quiz crackdown comes into force [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tough new rules governing TV quiz phone-ins came into force today, requiring shows to alert viewers to the potential costs of participating
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Home loan approvals fall as costs rise [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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High prices and rising interest rates have helped to slow the homebuying rush as mortgage approvals for home purchases in March tumbled to their lowest level for almost a year
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Mobile calls drop for first time [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of calls made on mobile phones has fallen for the first time, according to new research which also highlights firm's customer service performance
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Names that boost your home's value [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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What's in a name? A great deal more in terms of house prices if your property has certain monikers, according to a new study. Find out what house names bring the most cash.
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Hospital TV rip-off hits elderly [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Pensioners who watch TV from their beds must pay 70% more says the firm behind the hospital phone charges scandal
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Small cap share tips: SovGem and Choices [05/04/2007 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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Texan challenge for BP [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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This has not been a good week for BP. After Lord Browne's 'bawdy headlines' comes a devastating leak on the Texas City Refinery disaster
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30 second guide to RevPAR [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at the measure that hotels use to gauge the health of a hotel business
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Away teams' foul play [05/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Why is it that our regulators allow foreign companies to buy up essential firms and then treat UK customers as second class citizens?
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Midas share tips: New dogs, old tricks [05/04/2007 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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