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BoE boss wants house prices in inflation [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Governor of the Bank of England has admitted he is surprised that rising house prices are not included in the official inflation figures, according the BBC
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ITV's Grade squares up for phone lines battle [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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ITV boss Michael Grade is on collision course with media regulator Ofcom as he faces a grilling from MPs this week in the growing row over TV phone-ins
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Sunday newspaper share tips [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Each week we round up the Sunday newspaper share tips and the views of the mid-week tipsters too.
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City boom spells home loan gloom City [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of people face mortgage misery because of the inflationary effect of the boom in the City, it will be claimed tomorrow, even though house prices are already starting to cool
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A to Z of the Sunday papers [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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We read the Sunday papers so you don't have to. Here's our round-up of the big stories doing the rounds in the business sections this week
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SFO'likely to shun US over arms probe' [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain is expected to coldshoulder a request from American authorities for co-operation with their inquiry into bribery allegations regarding defence giant BAE Systems
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Morrisons and Asda in Potter price war [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Harry Potter price war has intensified as the final instalment goes on sale, with Morrisons dropping its price to £4.99
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The North South divide is expanding [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rampant house price inflation has expanded the North South divide with average properties in London breaking the £300,000 barrier - double the cost of a home in the North
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Co-op to axe 1,000 finance jobs [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Co-operative is set to axe up to 1,000 jobs at its financial services businesses, it was reported today
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Gas guzzlers face parking penalty [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers of gas-guzzlers could be made to pay higher fees for using parking meters and council car parks
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RDF shares plunge in royal TV row [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in the company at the centre of the row over a documentary about the Queen plunged almost 20% today when it was hit by more bad news
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Beware super-fee mortgages [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners hunting for a cheaper mortgage deal should beware a new breed of super-fee loans as lenders seek to offset low fixed rates
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Shock over ex-husband's debts [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Twenty years after they divorced, a woman may have to sell her home because of debts her ex-husband ran up in the Eighties
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iPhone - overpriced and over here [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Apple's £400 iPhone has a mixed reception ahead of autumn launch in the UK. We review the latest must-have gadget
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Banks pay back £200m in charges [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The rush of customers reclaiming unfair bank charges has cost Britain's banks an estimated £200m already this year, according to a new study
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Growth spurt brings rates gloom [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The odds on another rate rise before the end of the year shortened dramatically as official data showed the UK economy growing faster than expected
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Vodafone's India plunge pays off [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The £5.5bn plunge into India is already turning out better than expected, Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin claimed today
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TV star Noel Edmonds loses a fortune [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The presenter of the Channel 4 game show Deal or no Deal is suffering 'severe financial pain' following the collapse of his business with debts of £3m
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£50bn losses from subprime meltdown [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The head of the US Federal Reserve says the shockwaves from the subprime mortgages crisis could cause a credit crunch and slow the whole economy
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Labour's act of pensions spite fails thousands [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government's decision to kill off proposals that would finally provide fair compensation to 125,000 victims of failed pension schemes was the action of a spiteful administration
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Class war that could hurt us all [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Once in a while, a connection can be drawn between two apparently unrelated pieces of information
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Cut down this man of straw at Sainsbury's [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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having seen off an approach from a private equity group only weeks ago, this venerable company faces another upstart predator
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Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things
Building an aircraft is not a simple process. The engine alone has about 15,000 parts and each has to be in the right place at the right time to make sure it can be put together efficiently and cost-effectively
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£500 debt stalks a mother as chatoic CSA crumbles [07/22/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he helps sort a CSA disaster and tracks down some missing Isa savings
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