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Households face £1.3bn gas bill blow [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's households could have to find an extra £1.3bn because of controversial claims for cash by gas companies that will increase domestic energy bills
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BBC fined for Blue Peter phone-in scandal [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Media watchdog Ofcom has imposed an unprecedented £50,000 fine on the BBC over the Blue Peter phone-in scandal in which a young studio guest posed as a fake competition winner
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Market report: Monday latest [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.00:Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose is in for a tough time tomorrow when he will have to explain to shareholders why sales growth has slowed dramatically
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Bank gets boost in inflation fight [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates even further may have lessened today as figures showed manufacturing prices were fairly subdued in June
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Most Britons fail to make a will [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than half the British adult population are risking their money and possessions not going where they they want when they die, according to a new survey
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Scrap stamp-duty, says think tank [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Stamp duty has become a major financial barrier for first-time buyers in most regions of Britain, says the Policy Exchange
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Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Planemaker Boeing today unveiled its new 'green' 787 Dreamliner aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce engines
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Pupils to be taught how to save and invest [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Children as young as 11 are to be taught how to manage money, plan a pension and calculate rates of interest
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Monday view: Why we need alternative energy [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Analysis:There is a lot of talk about climate change and global warming, but people have given them little real thought and think they are one and the same
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Higher rates hit business confidence [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The first signs that higher interest rates are beginning to bite came today as an index of business confidence slumped to a 16-month low last month
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Pensions fury at United Biscuits [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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United Biscuits, famous for such household brands as McVitie's and Jacob's, will hold crisis talks with unions this week over controversial plans to scrap its generous final salary pension scheme
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this Sunday
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Norwich Union windfalls may be axed [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Insurance giant giant Aviva is believed to be trying to shelve a controversial plan to free £4bn of surplus assets in its Norwich Union with-profits business
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Sony cuts Playstation 3 price - in America [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sony is slashing the price of PlayStation 3 consoles in America as it tries to claw back ground from Nintendo's rival Wii player, but it would not confirm if UK prices will follow suit
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Waitrose plans big expansion [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The new boss of Waitrose is eyeing smaller stores as part of an aggressive expansion that will open up access to its shops to millions more
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Fury over UK leaded petrol exports [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Environmentalists have attacked Britain's continuing export of lead petrol additives, decades after they were phased out in the UK
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Standard Life bonus shares boost [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 1.7m Standard Life small shareholders are to receive bonus shares worth about £137 each to mark the anniversary of the insurer's flotation
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Clean coal plants to cost taxper £1bn [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's energy titans want taxpayers to stump up nearly £1bn to support experimental 'clean coal' power plants that would store greenhouse gases under the North Sea
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Time to praise insurers [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The response we have seen to the floods represents the insurance industry at its best - it is time to praise those we often seek to bury, says Financial Mail's personal finance editor
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RBS looks winner in ABN fight [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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The titanic struggle for control of Dutch bank ABN Amro between Barclays and a consortium headed by Royal Bank of Scotland has dragged on but the end is in sight
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Debt trap looms with past warnings [07/09/2007 01:17 PM]
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A new feverishness over debts in Britain and America, was threatening world financial stability - but what can we learn from 40 years ago?
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