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Rip-off of drivers who fill up with the wrong fuel [05/12/2008 09:28 AM]
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Putting the wrong fuel in your car is a notoriously expensive mistake, with some garages charging as much as £5,000 to fix the problem  
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Majority wishing for house prices to fall [05/12/2008 09:28 AM]
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A survey has found that 28% of people want a drop in property prices, compared with 22% who hope for an increase  
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£6bn shortfall in care home funding, warn MPs [05/12/2008 09:28 AM]
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The country will face a £6bn a year shortfall in funding for elderly and disabled people unless radical action is taken, ministers are warning  
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Food inflation soars to 19% [05/12/2008 09:28 AM]
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Millions of families are having to spend almost £1,000 a year extra on food after more punishing price rises  
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British Gas flags up bill hikes as profits hit [05/12/2008 09:28 AM]
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British Gas owner Centrica warned today of more bill hikes for customers after revealing that continued high wholesale gas prices would hit results this year  
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Market report: Monday preview [05/12/2008 08:18 AM]
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Leading shares look set for a mixed opening with trading statements from HSBC and Centrica among the corporate highlights  
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Equitable Life holders should speak out [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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Policyholders stuck with Equitable Life plans should register their disquiet at the way the society is providing a comfortable retirement for no one except chief executive Charles Thomson
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Midas: FTSE dogs suffer as market struggles [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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The Midas Dogs of the Footsie experimental portfolio has rarely experienced such upheaval as over the past three months - but while the short term looks shakey there is still hope
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Pension firms pull the wool over our eyes [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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The financial services industry has a seemingly incurable propensity for giving a less than full account of what is really on offer - it is now time to stop this with annuities
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A return to the Dark Ages as prices rise [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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No one could have foreseen the rocketing price of food currently fuelling inflation and squeezing living standards. Really?
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Debate on accountancy owners to begin [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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The Financial Reporting Council is likely to kick-start a debate on the ownership of accountants while the Serious Fraud Office faces a shake-up  
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Profit on Rock loan to be revealed [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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The scale of the Governments profit on its emergency £25bn loan to stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock will be extracted in open court  
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Minister: Give TV phone-in cash to charity [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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Media Secretary Andy Burnham has backed calls for TV companies to donate unclaimed proceeds from rigged quiz shows to charity  
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British Gas sues over customer service hell [05/11/2008 04:16 PM]
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British Gas has confirmed it will sue the firm that designed the IT system responsible for its household billing that brought almost two years of chaos for homeowners  
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [05/11/2008 04:16 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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Barclays to reveal cash raising deal [05/11/2008 12:06 PM]
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Barclays is expected to unveil a multi-billion pound cash-raising move - but not in the form of the big rights issues announced by rivals RBS and HBoS  
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Business leaders call for BoE rethink [05/11/2008 12:06 PM]
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The Bank of England should be prepared to lend billions of pounds using business loans as security, according to the British Chambers of Commerce  
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Fury over plan to axe Saturday post [05/11/2008 12:06 PM]
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A report from regulator Postcomm calling for an end to Saturday postal deliveries is expected to spark an outcry from Royal Mails 190,000 workers  
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British Gas bills may rise by 30% [05/11/2008 12:06 PM]
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British Gas will warn householders that their annual gas bills may jump by as much as 30% next winter  
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Pensioner fined after playing Capital One [05/10/2008 05:02 AM]
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A retired van driver who cleverly played Capital One's cheque system for two years to supplement his pension has finally been caught out  
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'Bags' are the new 'Wags' [05/10/2008 05:02 AM]
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The tide is turning with the sexes as a new generation of money-grabbing man has taken over from the so-called Wags  
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More than 6m 'Freds' fear retiring [05/10/2008 05:02 AM]
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More than six million people are facing grave concerns about their financial security when they retire because of soaring living costs  
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Luxury property wilts from rosy 2007 [05/10/2008 05:02 AM]
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New figures have shown that the £1m prime property market was in rude health last year - while recent reports suggest a marked turnaround this year  
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A new lease of life for the LCH [05/09/2008 05:40 PM]
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For a supposedly doomed utility LCH is showing remarkable signs of life. This morning it announced a deal with New York's Nymex, the main rival to ICE in oil futures trading
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Third of new homes built on gardens [05/09/2008 05:40 PM]
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An explosion of 'garden grabbing' in London is revealed with a third of new homes are being built on land that used to be someone's garden  
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