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Floods send home insurance bills up 10% [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A leading insurer is to send house insurance premiums soaring by about 10% in the wake of last month's floods
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Energy firms cleared to lock in customers [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The official regulator has given gas and electricity companies the green light to tie customers into contracts that prevent them from switching
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Market report: Friday latest [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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10:00:Shares of Mike Ashleys Sports Direct, floated at 300p back in February, have been falling ever since. Today they traded just above their low at 147p as another broker predicted another fall
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RBS-NatWest surges to record profits [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland, owner of NatWest and Churchill insurance, saw its first half profits rise 11% to a record £5.1bn despite hits from reclaimed bank charges and the recent floods
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Insolvenices fall but 8m still struggling [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of Brits declared insolvent has dropped for the second quarter in a row
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Post Office bosses accused of dirty tricks [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Post Office bosses turned to blackmail and spying to make sub-postmasters co-operate with their closure programme
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Hips could harm traditional homes [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Home Information Packs threaten to destroy the character of traditional homes, English Heritage has warned - urging homeowners not to destroy properties' character to turn them green
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£50m cost of staff with that 'friday feeling' [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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British business is losing more than £50m a year because employees are skipping off work on Friday afternoons
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Struggle to keep talent as skills shortage bites [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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A shortage of skilled workers has sparked a war for talent in the Square Mile with firms bidding against each other for the best staff
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Women to be main earners in 20 years [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Women will be the main breadwinner in a quarter of all families in 20 years, a report has predicted
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No shocks as Bank pegs rate at 5.75% [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England sprang no nasty surprises today as it kept its base rate on hold at 5.75%, giving borrowers at least another month's breathing space
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British Gas cuts 'unlikely' as profit soars [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Gas came under further pressure to cut prices today after it revealed its residential business made profits of £533m in the first half of the year
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Mineral water is top restaurant rip-off [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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High charges for wine, mineral water and special occasion meals are among the biggest restaurant rip-offs, a new report says.
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Barclays profits shrug off £87m fee reclaim [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclays said today that profits at its UK banking business grew 9% to £1.36bn, despite an £87m charge to cover refunded overdraft fees
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Surprise £1,500 jump in house prices [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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The property market is continuing to slow despite a surprise £1,500 jump in the cost of a home in July, Halifax has reported
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British Airways 'worst airline in Europe' [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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There was more bad news for British Airways today as it was named the worst-performing of all the major airlines in Europe
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BA fined £270m in price-fixing scandal [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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BA's admission that it colluded with rival Virgin Atlantic on fixing fuel surcharges opens the way for civil claims from passengers who believe they were ripped off
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Man who won Lottery twice - by mistake [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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When Derek Ladner next suffers from absent mindedness, he may think twice before cursing his poor memory.
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Cleaning out the cupboard [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Unilever is finally getting its house in order by ejecting brands that have reached their sell-by-date and giving others a good dust down.
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Small cap share tips: IBS Opensystems [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week IBS is a strong buybut steer clear of Corero
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Midas share tips: Moneysupermarket [08/03/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says an unlucky debut from Moneysupermarket has left its shares well undervalued and therefore a good buy
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