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Full probe into Sky's ITV stake [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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An official Competition Commission inquiry was ordered today into archrival BSkyB's daring purchase of a £1bn stake in broadcaster ITV
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Strike threat over Network Rail bonuses [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Network Rail was threatened with a strike today after hundreds of workers had their bonuses deferred or cut while bosses received huge payouts
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Market report: Thursday latest [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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10.00:Unilever's global detergents operation, which includes Surf and Radiant, could soon be up for sale with a price tag of €3bn (£2bn)
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Judges back record divorce pay-out [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The ex-wife of an insurance magnate can keep the £48m she was awarded in the biggest divorce payment in British legal history
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Two more rate rises on cards 'by August' [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners have been warned to brace themselves for two more hikes in interest rates before the summer is over
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MPs want McJob taken out of dictionary [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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A campaign to have the word 'McJob' taken out of dictionaries has won the support of MPs claiming it is symptomatic of the lack of respect for service sector workers
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Ashley bids for Newcastle [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley has launched a £133m offer for beleagured Premier League football club Newcastle United
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Smart meters in every home [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every home in Britain should be fitted with a 'smart meter' that will help to cut greenhouse gases, the Government said in its Energy White Paper
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Barclaycard to charge £20 fee [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The UK's biggest credit card company, Barclaycard, is to impose a £20 fee on customers who don't use their card frequently
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Google outlines data collection plans [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Google plans to collect so much personal information on its users it will be able to advise them on jobs to apply for and what to do on days off
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Bank customer wins 'harassment' fight [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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A woman subjected to a stream of letters and phone calls from the Halifax after she went overdrawn has won compensation after launching a landmark legal claim
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Overseas mobile costs slashed [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of using a mobile phone abroad should be slashed by mid-August after a landmark deal on roaming charges was approved
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Asda dumps singles for £7.97 album [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Asda is ditching the CD single as music buyers desert the format and will fill its shelves with £7.97 CD albums in a move that may spark a price war
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Road pricing gets green light [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers face paying up to £1.50 a mile after the Government decided to ignore 1.8m protests against it on an official online petition
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The £65 cut-price online divorce [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Adverts for cut-price divorce services are to be screened on television for the first time, with the price of getting unhitched just £65, plus VAT
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Sunshine pushes up price of fruit and veg [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The price of some vegetables has risen by more than a third because of last summer's heatwave| How to profit from rising food prices
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Home packs launch postponed [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government has bowed to months of pressure from the property industry and delayed the introduction of controversial home information packs
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The supermarkets that cheat sell-by dates [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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A litany of food safety breaches has been exposed in a BBC investigation at two of Britain's biggest supermarket chains
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Older people boosting Britain [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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People in their sixties and seventies are providing a huge boost to the UK economy as they stay healthy and active in old age, a major study reveals
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Pension victims deserve a little credit [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government has argued that it cannot afford to compensate victims of the pension wind-up scandal. So how can it write-off £5bn of tax credit mistakes?
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GSK prepares its defences [05/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Now that the initial market shock over Avandia has been absorbed, GlaxoSmith-Kline shares have started to bounce back
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Hetherington: Bank's charges to pensioner [05/24/2007 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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