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First-time buyers in London at all-time low [04/21/2008 11:38 PM]
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The number of first-time buyers in London has fallen to an all-time low 
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BA handing out millions of free air miles [04/21/2008 11:38 PM]
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British Airways is giving away thousands of free flights in a desperate attempt
to retain passengers in the wake of the Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 disaster

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Soaring debts of the middle class [04/21/2008 11:38 PM]
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They want to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle, with private schools, designer
clothes and lots of foreign holidays 
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New threat to NU windfalls [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Norwich Union has threatened to walk away from a deal that would see NU's 1.1m
with-profits policyholders receive windfalls of up to £5,000 
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RBS slides during £10bn push [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland today dropped 4p, or 1%, to 380p ahead of
tomorrow's expected £10bn-plus rights issue 
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High Street banks 'may need £30bn' [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Britain's seven stock market-listed High Street banks could need to raise up to
£30bn and write down a further £18bn of subprime-related assets

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Fears of petrol panic after blockade threat [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Fears were growing last night that Britain could lurch towards another fuel
crisis 
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Darling tries to head off tax band rebels [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Alistair Darling offered Labour rebels an olive branch yesterday after Gordon
Brown ordered a Government charm offensive on the 10p tax row 
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Price of wine to leap 10% [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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The new hot topic at dinner parties could switch from rising school fees or
falling house prices to the soaring cost of the wine for guests 
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Former BBC presenter's £40,000 debt [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Rosie Millard was living like a millionairess, but didn't have the cash to pay
the bills 
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House price slump fears deepen [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Falling house prices could escalate into a crash if the mortgage crisis is not
halted, a report into asking prices has warned 
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Market report: Monday close [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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17:00Their bosses upstairs were poring over the small print of the Bank of
England support package for banks, but traders were today tuned into ITV 
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Bank charges decision on Thursday [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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The long-awaited decision in the OFT's bank charges case against major High
Street banks will be delivered on Thursday 
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No quick fix on home loans, warns Darling [04/21/2008 11:37 PM]
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Homeowners were today warned not to expect any swift cut in mortgage rates
despite a £50bn rescue package for Britain's credit-starved banks 
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Labour's casino plans in tatters [04/21/2008 02:21 AM]
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The Government faces fresh embarrassment over its casino laws as potential
bidders for the 16 new licences start to walk away 
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [04/20/2008 01:38 PM]
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Here's our quick round-up of the big stories from the business and financial
pages of the national newspapers today
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Hetherington: Perfect4u, Abbey, CapQuest [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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This week investigative journalist Tony Hetherington reports on a mystery
'cashback scheme' and a credit fraudster
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Midas: Vodafone | Rheochem [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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The Financial Mail on Sunday's respected stock picker tips Vodafone and a small
Australian gas and oil firm
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Tough year for investors [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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The past year has been hard for investors. Money has been made from investing
in gold and the economic engines of China and India but the average investor
has lost out
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Force banks to invigorate the economy [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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If banks want more money to bail them out, they must stop hoarding customers'
deposits, cease paying bloated dividends and staff bonuses and start lending
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Trouble brewing over 10p tax rate [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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Gordon Brown faced an explosive rift with Alistair Darling last night over the
10p tax rate 
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Banks must 'kitchen sink' crunch losses [04/20/2008 01:07 PM]
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Banks will have to announce billions of pounds of write-offs in the next two
weeks as the price of an emergency bail-out by the Government 
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Borrowers lose out on super fee mortgages [04/19/2008 06:35 AM]
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The rise of the super-fee mortgage is costing hard pressed borrowers thousands
as they add hefty arrangement charges to their home loans 
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Market report: Friday close [04/18/2008 11:59 PM]
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17.00:Copper miner Kazakhmys saw more than 8% wiped off its stock market value
today after reports of a stinging tac change in Kazakhstan 
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London house sellers face the crunch [04/18/2008 04:50 PM]
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Asking prices for houses in almost every London borough have plunged in a
month. And sellers in the most exclusive streets are being forced to offer huge
discounts 
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