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Supermarkets 'call shots' on planning laws [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Labour has been accused of caving in to big-business cronies after it was revealed that planning safeguards for Britain's historic town centres were scrapped
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Record profits for water firms [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Water companies will this week unveil record profits of almost £2bn after inflation-busting price rises for householders
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Market report: Friday close [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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17.00: The merger maniacs were piling into property group Hammerson today as rumours of bid interest from bigger rival British Land fired a few sparks
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Jobs warning as Royal Mail strike looms [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Mail workers are this week expected to vote overwhelmingly in favour of a national strike that will disrupt the postal service
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Cheshire sues over Flash McGarry cash [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Cheshire building society accuses a fast-living valuer of inflating property value by millions as a loans scandal goes to court
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Storm over £3.4m pay-offs at Nationwide [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Three former directors of Nationwide have pocketed 'golden goodbyes' totalling £3.4m in the wake of the proposed takeover of rival Portman
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Lenders in IVA 'rogue' loan abuse [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Unscrupulous lenders are abusing their power over problem debtors to force them into expensive 'consolidation loans'
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BT slashes inclusive packages [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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BT has slashed the cost of its inclusive-call packages, but raised the cost of phone calls made by pay-as-you-go customers
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New blow to bank charge claims [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A county court judge has threatened to strike out refund claims by 20 bank customers, citing the recent case in Birmingham
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Record factory prices stoke inflation fears [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England was given a nasty shock today as manufacturers put up prices at the fastest rate this decade
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Payslip cheats' home-loan con [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Borrowers are using bogus payslips sold online to fraudulently take out mortgages and loans they cannot afford, experts warn today
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Five win £1m Bond prizes [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Ernie has drawn the winning numbers in the special anniversary draw - but there's bad news if you don't live in England
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Brown decade cost us millions [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The tax burden has risen by the equivalent of 10p on the basic rate of income tax during Labour's decade in power, according to new research
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Timber shortage sees fencing rocket [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Wooden panels are going go for £80 on the black market as timber shortages hit the DIY stores
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Pensions 'apartheid' warning [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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New laws to get millions of workers saving for their retirement could kill off good company schemes and lead to pensions apartheid, a major report claimed today
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State British Energy sale speeded through [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government moved swiftly today to sell down its stake in British Energy, offloading shares in the country's nuclear generator and raising up to £2.34bn
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1m could face court over debts [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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House price rises are slowing [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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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
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Premiership pay average hits £1m [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The average Premier League footballer will earn around £1.1m a year next season, according to the latest Deloitte Touche review of football finance
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Midas: Standard enjoys hotspots growth [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas says that sentiment towards Standard Chartered has changed dramatically
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Hetherington: Boiler room victim is 91 [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he asks why a UK solicitor allowed a 91-year-old to make payments into a boiler-room scam
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Premier Brown: Prioritise pensions justice [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hopefully, the House of Lords will do the right thing this week and vote through important amendments to Clause 18 of the Pensions Bill
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Strutting banks face banana skin minefield [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks have sidestepped banana skins for some time but they've been scattering them for so long that only luck will mean they avoid a painful slip-up
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Small cap share tips: APC, Carluccio's, Plethora [06/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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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'
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