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M&S springs sales surpise [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Marks & Spencer delivered a satisfying raspberry to the City today as predictions that the summer washout had caused a slump in sales proved well off the pace
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Darling wants 25-year fix for home loans [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Intervention may be needed to increase the available number of fixed-rate mortgages lasting up to 25 years, says the new Chancellor
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Market report: Tuesday latest [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:The value of little Northwest Biotherapeutics has more than doubled over the past two days as investors pin their hopes on the group's new vaccine DCVax to combat brain cancer
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Branson booted off CrossCountry trains [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson was given a kick in the teeth by the Government today as his Virgin Trains company was sacked from the nationwide CrossCountry rail franchise
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Floods push up price of fish and chips [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shoppers are being warned that ruined crops mean higher prices for potatoes, peas, bread and dairy produce
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Tory tax breaks for married couples [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Married couples would get a tax and benefits boost potentially worth thousands of pounds a year under a Tory strategy to avert family breakdown
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Prices cut in TV football battle [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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As the dates for televised soccer are announced, broadcaster Setanta says it will charge fans less than Sky for watching Premiership matches
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Barclaycard readies '3-in-1' card [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclaycard launched a website today to allow people to pre-register for its new three-in-one payment card
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Beware UK Passport Information rip-off [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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A warning has been sounded over the unofficial UK Passport Information service which encourages people into calling a premium rate phone line service for travel advice available for free
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Murdoch empire under the spotlight [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rupert Murdoch's creeping control over Britain's media sector will be a key consideration for the Competition Commission, which wants to leave no stone unturned in its probe into BSkyB
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Bank gets boost in inflation fight [07/10/2007 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 [07/10/2007 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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BBC fined for Blue Peter phone-in scandal [07/10/2007 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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Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner [07/10/2007 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 [07/10/2007 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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Scrap stamp-duty, says think tank [07/10/2007 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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Households face £1.3bn gas bill blow [07/10/2007 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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Higher rates hit business confidence [07/10/2007 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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Monday view: Why we need alternative energy [07/10/2007 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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Oil clouds inflation outlook [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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We should not be lulled into a false sense of optimism by lower producer prices in June. All the indications are that the inflationary threat is as strong as ever
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30 second guide to American depositary receipts [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at the alternatives to shares that allow investors to trade stock in overseas firms without having to undertake cross-border transactions
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Midas: Northgate's white van man/IT recruitment firm FDM [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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The white van is a legend on the road and 63,500 in the UK belong to Northgate. Financial Mail's stockpicker takes a look at the van firm and IT recruitment firm FDM
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Time to praise insurers [07/10/2007 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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