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Barclays hit by huge bill for tax ploy - An attempt by Barclays dodge tax its controversial payment protection insurance business has backfired bank has been hit with £300 million bill Barclays bank branch 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



Barclays hit by huge bill for tax ploy  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
An attempt by Barclays to dodge tax on its controversial payment protection insurance business has backfired and the bank has been hit with a £300 million bill Barclays bank branch
Mortgage lending drops 12% in a month  [10/21/2007 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  [10/21/2007 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
ITV bosses 'must quit over scams'  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV directors Mike Clasper and Baroness Prashar are coming under pressure to quit the board after the phone-in scandal Mike Clasper
Northern Rock chairman falls on his sword  [10/21/2007 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
Barclays blunder hits 20,000 graduates  [10/21/2007 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
Eurotunnel holders win travel rights battle  [10/21/2007 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
Motorists face expensive winter  [10/21/2007 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
UK house-price bubble about to burst - IMF  [10/21/2007 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  [10/21/2007 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  [10/21/2007 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  [10/21/2007 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
One third of London flights hit by delays  [10/21/2007 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
Rate cut on hold as High Street booms  [10/21/2007 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
Tax burden heaviest for 22 years  [10/21/2007 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
Law firm failed to Google rogue trader  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
After the Rock tradition wins trust  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
My pleasant duty last week was to cut the ribbon marking the formal opening of Yorkshire Building Society's latest branch in Chester, Cheshire
Should alarm bells be ringing at HSBC?  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are unlikely objects of sympathy, but HSBC may well feel hounded by 'activist' shareholder Eric Knight of Knight Vinke
Midas share tips: Food groups  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says buying into food groups will bring home the bacon
30 second guide to pension dumping  [10/21/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team explain pension dumping