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1m could face court over debts - Rising interest rates, mounting personal debt get-tough approach by banks has driven court debt judgments highest level 10 years Cheapest energy firm's profits surge 45% - Britain's cheapest household electricity gas supplier walked into an energy rip-off storm today as SSE reported profits soaring 45% more £1bn



1m could face court over debts  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Rising interest rates, mounting personal debt and a get-tough approach by the banks has driven court debt judgments to their highest level in 10 years
Cheapest energy firm's profits surge 45%  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's cheapest household electricity and gas supplier walked into an energy rip-off storm today as SSE reported profits soaring 45% to more than £1bn
Market report: Thursday latest  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:Shares of Pennon were nudging back towards record highs today despite the water supplier's best efforts at damping down takeover speculation
House price rises are slowing  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The rate of house price growth slowed in May as the property market showed further signs of cooling said the UK's biggest building society
Premiership pay average hits £1m  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The average Premier League footballer will earn around £1.1m a year next season, according to the latest Deloitte Touche review of football finance
Currency experts split over pound-dollar  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A poll of currency market experts has revealed a 60-40 split over whether sterling will fall or rise against the greenback this year
Mortgages at lowest level for a year  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgages taken out for homebuying have fallen to their lowest level in a year as interest rate hikes and high prices hit the property market
Fine wine supplier in liquidation  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
One of London's top wine suppliers, which sold new vintages to customers as investments, has collapsed owing thousands of pounds
The school uniform for under £10  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
A price war is breaking out on the High Street after Asda unveiled Britain's cheapest school uniform - £9.96 including a pair of shoes
Energy firm plans green incentive scheme  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Scottish & Southern Energy today said it was planning a new incentive scheme that could help 'green' customers could save about £100 a year on their bills
Green label plan for everything  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Big retailers are working with the Government on plans to fix 'carbon footprint' labels to products which will tell us how 'green' they are
Music community Last.fm poached by CBS  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
US media giant CBS moved to catch up with the likes of Google and News Corp today as it bought music and networking website Last.fm for $280m
Mega-mortgages 'turning us into slaves'  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Spiralling house prices mean Britain could become a 'grossly divided' society as massive mortgages turn young buyers into wage slaves
New head of World Bank named  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Robert Zoellick, former US trade representative and number two official at the State Department, has been nominated to replace Paul Wolfowitz
Is this the end of cheap online CDs?  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The sale of cheap CDs through online music stores has been dealt a hammer blow by a landmark legal case brought by record industry bosses
House prices leads to London exodus  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of London home owners trying to move to the countryside has doubled in the past year
Lenders accused on rate hikes  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK's biggest mortgage lenders have raised their interest rates by more than the Bank of England's latest increase
Electricity giant unveils £600m gas station  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Electricity giant RWE npower is to build a £600m gas power station, it announced today
Why prices are rising faster in Britain  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
British consumers are suffering the biggest increases in food prices and energy bills of any major economy
Darling's nuclear gamble  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Any doubts about Labour's commitment to a nuclear future should be dispelled by the government's intention not to allow its holding in British Energy to fall below 29.9%
30 second guide to...dealing duties  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team look at stamp duty on shares and why the Chinese Government has just tripled the rate it charges
Small cap share tips: APC, Carluccio's, Plethora  [05/31/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report rates APC and Plethora as 'speculative buys'