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Northern Rock chairman falls his sword - Northern Rock claimed its first boardroom blood today as its aristocratic academic chairman Matt Ridley resigned after 13 years board Matt Ridley, Northern Rock chairman Mortgage lending drops 12% month - Mortgage lending fell by 12% last month, confirming housing market slowdown after five interest rate rises past year House prices with graph



Northern Rock chairman falls on his sword  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock claimed its first boardroom blood today as its aristocratic and academic chairman Matt Ridley resigned after 13 years on the board Matt Ridley, Northern Rock chairman
Mortgage lending drops 12% in a month  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lending fell by 12% last month, confirming a housing market slowdown after five interest rate rises in the past year House prices with graph
Market report: Friday close  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
17:00:A major sell-off was under way on Wall Street tonight, the 20th anniversary of Black Monday, after two respected US blue-chips delivered deeply depressing news Market report
Barclays blunder hits 20,000 graduates  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of cash-strapped graduates have been hit with penalty charges after Barclays wrongly removed their overdraft facilities, leaving them at risk of running up penalty charges of £35 a day Students
Motorists face expensive winter  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Motorists are facing the prospect of a miserable and expensive winter, with oil prices hitting another record at $90 a barrel overnight Petrol pump
Eurotunnel holders win travel rights battle  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The greatest existing British shareholder perk, virtually free travel for long-standing investors in Eurotunnel, has been saved - and, it appears, forever. Champagne cork popping
ITV faces £18m bill for phone-in scandal  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV chief Michael Grade today blamed a 'cultural failure' after investigators found viewers were duped into making premium rate calls to the tune of almost £8m Michael Grade
UK house-price bubble about to burst - IMF  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's housing market is overvalued and could face a spectacular slump, the world's leading economic institution has warned For sale signs
BA's secret plan to beat European rivals  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
British Airways has started secretly recruiting pilots for a risky business-focused transatlantic service that aims to attack rival European carriers on their home turf A BA plane
Worried savers flock to building societies  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Building societies saw deposits hit record highs over September as savers flocked to them following the Northern Rock crisis Britannia building society
Darling feels the pinch as borrowing hits £6.9bn  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Public sector borrowing rose to a record £6.9bn in September to pile further pressure on Alistair Darling's Budget targets Alistair Darling
Rate cut on hold as High Street booms  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England is unlikely to cut interest rates until next year at the earliest, economists said today after figures showed that business is booming on UK High Streets A shopper on the High St
One third of London flights hit by delays  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The fiasco at Heathrow and London's other airports has plumbed new depths as statistics today reveal that one in three flights from the capital is late Airport queue
Tax burden heaviest for 22 years  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's tax burden is at its highest level for more than 20 years after a relentless rise in council taxes, according a respected international think-tank A house in London
BT to spend £250m on record wind farm  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
BT is to spend £250m building Britain's biggest private windfarm to cut its carbon emissions wind turbines
Northern price an illusion  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock shares continue to defy gravity. One can only heap praise on its advisers Merrill Lynch and Citigroup for an impressive feat of alchemy
30 second guide to pension dumping  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team explain pension dumping
Beware the zombie curse  [10/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors in several zombie insurance funds are once again at the centre of a storm over who controls their money - and they, of course, have no say whatsoever in the matter