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Wooden spoon for British Gas [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Gas continues to be the least popular fuel supplier, according to a major customer satisfaction survey published today
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Home-info packs VAT bombshell [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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House sellers will face a VAT bill totalling £110m a year with the introduction of Home Information Packs, it was claimed yesterday
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Market report: Monday latest [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.30:Shares of ITV were nudging back towards their high for the year today amid mounting speculation that BSkyB may be on the verge of selling its 18% stake
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Home chip and Pin next step in fraud war [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Online shoppers could soon be required to use 'chip and Pin' machines in their own homes in a bid to tackle internet fraud
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Berlusconi consortium buys Big Brother [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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A consortium featuring former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi unveiled a £2.3bn swoop for Big Brother maker Endemol today
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Plastic bags on the way out at Waitrose [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shoppers will have to take their own carrier bags to a Waitrose store from today when the supermarket stops giving away free plastic bags
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High St squeeze as shoppers stay away [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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London is braced for a High Street bloodbath as rising interest rates slam the brakes on sales
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'Green' Tesco's Swiss tax dodge [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hidden away in Burglen, a tiny hamlet in Switzerland, is the new hub of Tesco's multi-million pound tax-dodging operation
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Secret British Gas nuclear plans [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Centrica, parent company of British Gas, has opened secret talks with French energy giants EDF and Areva about building nuclear power stations in Britain
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A-Z of Sunday newspapers [05/14/2007 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| Sunday newspaper share tips
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ITV admits new phone-in blunder [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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ITV has confessed to yet another quiz show gaffe after allegedly cheating hundreds of callers to a show broadcast on Freeview, the free-to-air digital broadcast system
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Post chief in £1.2bn threat [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Mail is threatening to freeze £1.2bn in crucial investments if its employees vote next month for a national strike
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Thousands switch in broadband price war [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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A broadband price war is driving huge numbers of internet customers to switch providers. The price of a standard broadband line has halved in the past year say industry experts
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Rush for vote on regional casinos [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government is working on a two-pronged plan to revive its supercasinos strategy, despite Las Vegasstyle gambling halls being thrown out by the Lords in March
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Struggling borrowers targeted [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Debt management firms are targeting borrowers struggling with debt by paying large commissions to lenders to pass on their details
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Savings rate war breaks out [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Days after the latest interest rate rise, a savings rate war has begun, with Icesave offering 5.95% and ICICI topping 6%
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Patients face £1 charge for headphones [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hospital patients could be forced to pay for the headphones that allow them to listen to television and radio in bed.
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Estate agent complaints soar [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rapidly rising house prices have been joined by an equally rapid rise in estate agents' unpopularity
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Inflation risk from private pay deals [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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New figures today show that some private sector pay deals are booming in response to rising price inflation
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HSBC insurance union with Norwich [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banking giant HSBC said today it had teamed up with Norwich Union in an attempt to improve its lacklustre performance in the insurance sector
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Only a turkey would rebuff Royal London [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Although there was no white smoke coming from the chimney I trust Royal Liver delegates gathered to decide their mutual's fate realised that a takeover by Royal London is the only option
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Branson should forget planes to man the phone [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fortunately for Sir Richard Branson, he does not seem prone to the negative. Because he runs two businesses particularly prone to customer dissatisfaction: an airline and a train company
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Renold in shape to boost margins [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's influential stock-picker says that chain maker Reynold can be successfully turned around
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Genius, but not as we know it [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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A first-class mind, according to F. Scott Fitzgerald, is one capable of holding two contradictory notions without cracking up.
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Hetherington: Get some answers before buying [05/14/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week readers' champion Tony Hetherington investigates your problems - this week a dodgy financial advice firm and some carelessness from Abbey
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