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Interest rate dilemma as clouds gather - Fears that Bank of England is losing its grip economy are mounting ahead of week's meeting of Monetary Policy Committee Mervyn King, governor of Bank of England. Rivals line up for Northern Rock - Sir Richard Branson faces three-way tussle for control of Northern Rock as rival suitors Olivant JC Flowers submit revised proposals over next few days Northern Rock Virgin



Interest rate dilemma as clouds gather  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Fears that the Bank of England is losing its grip on the economy are mounting ahead of this week's meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England.
Rivals line up for Northern Rock  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Sir Richard Branson faces a three-way tussle for control of Northern Rock as rival suitors Olivant and JC Flowers submit revised proposals over the next few days Northern Rock and Virgin
Sunday newspaper share tips  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Each week we round up the Sunday newspaper share tips. For the Mail on Sunday's stock picks read the Midas column Newspapers
Rail travel 'is for the rich'  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Rail watchdog Anthony Smith is to meet Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly to demand greater protection for passengers against soaring fares Train conductor checks ticket
A private deal for pension victims?  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The Government could turn to the private sector to oversee the compensation of workers who lost their works pensions when their employers went bust
2008 will be uncomfortable, warns King  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Turmoil in the world financial markets is taking a turn for the worse, leading to a surge in borrowing costs and a potential property downturn, Mervyn King has warned Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England.
£50 off Champagne? Dont bet on it  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Asda has admitted that customers had a miniscule chance of laying their hands on the cut-price Dom Perignon Champagne it put on the shelves to much fanfare this week Champagne cork popping
Battered consumer confidence crashes  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Confidence among British consumers has crashed to its lowest for nearly five years fuelling fears of a sharp slowdown in the economy High street shoppers
World business calls for climate action  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The leaders of 150 major global companies today called for a legally binding and comprehensive international deal on climate change. Vapour trails
Empty houses outstrip new-homes targets  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Almost 290,000 homes are sitting empty in England - 40,000 more than annual building targets - despite the housing shortage blamed for spiralling house prices Empty houses
Watchdog orders quicker mobile switching  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Mobile phone owners will be able to use their existing numbers within two hours of switching networks, the regulator said today Woman on mobile phone
Northern Rock rescue bill tops £29bn  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
The amount the taxpayer has loaned to Northern Rock is now just a fraction below the £30bn requested by Lloyds TSB to mount a secret rescue | Should shareholders accept Virgin bid? Northern Rock queue
Midas share tips: Specialist haulier TDG  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stock-picker reckons shares in TDG are substantially undervalued
Virgin brand not the answer to Rock woes  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
Abandoning the Northern Rock brand altogether may be not only costly but rash
Dare we hope for pensions justice?  [12/02/2007 01:17 PM]
About 125,000 victims of broken pension schemes will find out in just over a week if they are likely to get the justice they deserve at last