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Government's £6m phone rip-off [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Government agencies are still raking in millions of pounds from premium-rate 0870 phone numbers despite being told more than two years ago to switch to standard charges
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M&S profits nudge £1bn [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Marks & Spencer will this week confirm its resurgence with profits close to £1bn for the first time since 1998 - a big jump on last year's £750m
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Market report: Friday close [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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17.00:It was Royal & SunAlliance's turn to bask in the spotlight of intense takeover speculation today, with Finnish insurer Sampo said to be stalking
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MPs attack Tesco VAT loophole [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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MPS are joining forces to try to close a tax loophole allowing Britain's biggest companies to avoid paying VAT on items such as DVDs and CDs
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Smart meters to cut fuel bills [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Plans to force power firms to put 'smart meters' into every home will be unveiled this week by Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling
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Celebrity shares row at Champneys [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Country estate luxury spa Champneys attracts celebrities and the rich, but clients from Monte Carlo to Manhattan are complaining it has left them pounds lighter - in the pocket
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Easy money Foster charged with theft [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Kevin Foster, the easy money guru who headed the collapsed KF Concept investment scheme has been charged with theft and breaches of investor protection laws
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Fraudbusters to grab suspects' assets [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Government fraudbusters are to be allowed to claim millions of pounds worth of assets, even from those who have not been found guilty of any financial crime
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Lenders to slash IVA firm fees [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks and other lenders are to halve the fees they will pay to firms providing individual voluntary arrangements for people unable to pay their debts
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Taxman wants to raid homes and offices [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taxman wants new powers to raid homes or offices to check the paper work of suspected cheats
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BA faces £350m price-fixing fine [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways revealed today it has put aside a massive £350m to cover possible fines and legal claims over price-fixing allegations
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Blair mooted as successor to Wolfowitz [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tony Blair may be asked to head the World Bank after its president Paul Wolfowitz quit last night in a sleaze row
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High Street sales in shock fall as rates bite [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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High Street sales fell unexpectedly last month as rising interest rates and higher prices put off shoppers
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New superstores face High Street block [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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New curbs to protect High Streets and block out-of-town superstores are to be at the centre of the Government's overhaul of planning laws
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Football-crazy punters set to wager £30m [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gamblers will bet £30m on the finale of the football season, including the FA Cup Final clash between Chelsea and Manchester United
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LV snaps up CSMA's Britannia Rescue [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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CSMA has sold breakdown service Britannia Rescue to Liverpool Victoria but CSMA's half a million members should not expect a windfall
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China could be heading for a crash [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Asia's richest man warned China's stock market has turned into a 'bubble' that may be on the brink of collapse
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Axe falls on 2,500 post offices [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Around 2,500 post offices are to close under plans to put the network on a sustainable footing for the 'email age', the Government confirmed today
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Energy firms raking in 'outrageous' profits [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Three of Britain's biggest energy suppliers have come under fire after revealing 'outrageous' increases in profits and sales
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BT investors in line for £2.5bn [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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BT will buy back £2.5bn of its shares over the next two years in one of the largest returns to investors by a British company
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Broking duo leave questions to be asked [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Those in the retail investment industry have seen their personal wealth rise dramatically in recent times, but questions need to be asked of firms such as Hargreaves Lansdown
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Hetherington: Bank's charges to pensioner [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he tackles a bank which imposed heavy charges on a pensioner for a small mistake and a boiler room scam
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Rose and King show how to act [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury's, revealed another three-year plan when delivering good results - let's see more bosses avoid the private equity path
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A Chancellor...why bother? [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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It seems a shame to distract Gordon Brown from the thrill of his Brezhnev-style one person 'election' campaign, but there is a large loose end dangling at the Treasury
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Midas: Quarry operator has big plans [05/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas runs the rule over quarry group Ennstone and software company with a difference, Coda
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