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House prices 'are 65% too high' [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The housing market in Britain is up to 65% overvalued and needs further interest rate rises to cool it, says international economists
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Petrol heading to £1 a litre [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Motorists have been warned that petrol is heading back towards £1 a litre after a surge in oil prices
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Market Report: Friday latest [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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09:30Emap topped the shopping lists as investors were swayed by talk that its business-to-business publications could soon be hived off
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Now pay to use the tip [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Householders will have pay to take rubbish to the tip under the punitive new regime for refuse collection
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Shop your neighbour for cash [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Huge cash rewards may be paid to members of the public who alert the authorities to local VAT or customs cheats
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Marston's toasts rise in sales [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Pub and brewing group Marston's today toasted a rise in sales after its increased focus on food attracted more families to its estate
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Brown leaves behind worst public deficit [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown's impending move to Number 10 has been marred by a new attack on his management of the public finances
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Average City wage leaps £50,000 barrier [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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City staff are enjoying a pay bonanza as London's financial centre booms, pushing the average salary over £50,000
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Strike threat over Network Rail bonuses [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Network Rail chiefs were warned today of strike action after they collected bonuses of up to £200,000 having withheld payments to more than 500 workers.
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Full probe into Sky's ITV stake [05/25/2007 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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Stage set for record oil prices this summer [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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Analysis:Global oil prices are set to reach record levels of more than $80 a barrel this summer, experts forecast today
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MPs want McJob taken out of dictionary [05/25/2007 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 [05/25/2007 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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Barclaycard to charge £20 fee [05/25/2007 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 [05/25/2007 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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Judges back record divorce pay-out [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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A £48m settlement today confirmed London as 'the divorce capital of the world' and experts fear it could lead to 'divorce tourism' by ex-wives seeking bumper payouts
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Two more rate rises on cards 'by August' [05/25/2007 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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Road pricing gets green light [05/25/2007 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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Smart meters in every home [05/25/2007 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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Pension victims deserve a little credit [05/25/2007 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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Murdoch's not my Darling [05/25/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City editor says there are two ways of looking at Alistair Darling's decision to refer BSkyB to the Competition Commission
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Hetherington: Bank's charges to pensioner [05/25/2007 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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