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Interest rates rise 6% - New Chancellor Alistair Darling faces his first big test week with Bank of England almost certain raise interest rates Vodafone 'buys' new customers - In 'desperate' sales plan force up UK subscriber numbers, Vodafone is handing out free mobile phones call minutes



Interest rates to rise to 6%  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
New Chancellor Alistair Darling faces his first big test this week with the Bank of England almost certain to raise interest rates
Vodafone 'buys' new customers  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
In a 'desperate' sales plan to force up UK subscriber numbers, Vodafone is handing out free mobile phones and call minutes
Market report: Friday close  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Close:City offices should protect some of the capital's biggest landlords from a more general downturn in commercial property, says HSBC
BA complains of Heathrow 'threat'  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
It has now become a gateway of shame for Britain ... so why is a Spanish billionaire demanding more money to run it?
Call centre for whistleblowers  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The City is to set up a dedicated call centre for whistleblowers in an attempt to flush out fraudsters in the financial services industry
Instant repeats from Channel 4  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Channel 4 is poised to become the first major broadcaster to show its main output an hour later on a digital channel
Kwik Save staff grasp for a lifeline  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Staff at the stricken Kwik Save supermarket chain face an agonising wait as management struggles to secure a lastditch rescue this week
Carbon calculator can help you cash in  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
We're giving small businesses the chance to boost their brand, save money and win business with our unique carbon calculator
BAA's Spanish owner in Heathrow threat  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The Spanish owner of Heathrow is threatening to hold the capital to ransom over the construction of a massive new terminal at the airport, due to be delivered in time for the 2012 London Olympics
Mail in chaos as postmen strike  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Postal services were crippled today as up to 130,000 postmen and women walked out on strike in protest over pay and working conditions
Banks retreat in test case over charges  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds in refunds to customers yesterday rather than risk defeat by defending their actions in court
Moneysupermarket to float in July at £1bn  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The biggest stock-market sale open to ordinary punters since Lastminute.com was announced today as financial products comparison site Moneysupermarket.com said it will list next month
You're dead, bank tells customer  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
An Abbey customer visited her local branch and was astonished to be told that her account had been closed because she was dead
Broadband firms slow to deliver  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Broadband companies are failing to provide the high-speed Internet services their advertising promises
Watchdog acts over protection insurance  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Firms selling payment protection cover will have to come clean about high prices and exclusions that often make their policies worthless
Europe to fight Spanish land grab laws  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Spanish homeowners have taken a major step forward in their fight against land grab laws after the European Commission launched legal action against Spain's controversial legislation
Internet TV could cost you dear  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Broadband users hoping to take advantage of new internet TV services could find themselves forced on to more expensive packages for breaching download limits
Investor fury at Tesco chief's £12m deal  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco faced a shareholder revolt today over an executive pay plan that could see boss Sir Terry Leahy pick up £11.5m in shares
Property prices surge again  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices rose by over 1% this month - more than double the rate of increase seen in May, says the country's biggest building society
A failure to produce the goods  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's economics editor on the challenges facing the new Chancellor Alistair Darling
A vital step in the struggle for independence  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's personal finance editor says financial advisers are cleaning up their act but there's more to go
Are debt markets living on borrowed time?  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Easy money has a nasty habit of drying up with the most devastating consequences, as the last days of the dotcom boom show
Midas: Synergy poised for boost from NHS  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says Synergy is set to benefit from a new NHS hygiene code
Safe hand at the Treasury  [07/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The arrival of Alistair Darling at the Treasury is the least surprising of Brown's Cabinet choices, but he will need a strong hand in months to come