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Punter cheers John Terry's £430k miss [05/24/2008 10:04 AM]
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A lucky British punter had cause to celebrate Manchester Uniteds Champions League victory over Chelsea - with John Terrys penalty miss worth £430,000 to him  
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The house price boom heads east [05/24/2008 10:04 AM]
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The European house price boom has all but disappeared with rapidly rising property now the preserve of the East, according to a new report  
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Branson warns of rail route meltdown [05/23/2008 08:23 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson has warned that his rail services out of Euston to Birmingham, Manchester and beyond are on the verge of meltdown  
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Market report: Friday close [05/23/2008 08:22 PM]
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16.45:Just a day after 33m J Sainsbury shares were dumped, City big hitter ABN Amro has raised its rating from hold to buy  
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Unfair to give LSE a rough ride [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The London Stock Exchange and Clara Furse, its chief executive, have been getting a rough ride recently. Perhaps unfairly
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Nationwide: Society takes a step too far [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Nationwide is doing the right thing by reining in mortgage lending so loans can be funded with customer deposits
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ONS admits it made a howler [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The government's bean counters came under fire after statistical glitches and surprisingly strong retail sales figures raised questions about the accuracy of official data  
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Airline puts £7.50 charge on bags [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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American Airlines is to start charging passengers for bags because of the soaring cost of aviation fuel  
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Darling showdown with stores on prices [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Chancellor Alistair Darling held crisis talks with supermarkets and farmers yesterday over the spiralling cost of food  
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Market report: Friday latest [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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11.45:Just a day after 33m J Sainsbury were dumped, City big hitter ABN Amro has decided to raise its rating on the UK's third-biggest supermarkets chain from hold to buy 
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New fears for economy as High St slumps [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Concern mounted over the state of the economy today as the Government was hit with more bad news on a series of fronts  
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Silverjet on brink of collapse in cash crisis [05/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Silverjet, the last of the business class-only airlines, was today teetering on the edge of bankruptcy after its shares were suspended  
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The economy springs a leak [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Wolseley started to come off the boil in early 2007, when HSBC's shock profit warning highlighted the vulnerability of all firms with a major exposure to the American housing market
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Prepare for job cuts, says BoE [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Unemployment could soon rise, the Bank of England has warned, with the number of companies planning to recruit new workers falling to its lowest level since 1997  
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Watchdog war on banks' bonus-grabbers [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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The City watchdog will target the bonus culture that encourages bankers to take huge risks with investors' cash  
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England's summer wine flies off shelves [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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English wine has seen a surge in popularity thanks to successive warm summers and an increasing demand for local produce  
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Red alerts point to looming recession [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Investors were urged to prepare for a full-blown recession as high borrowing costs, slumping house prices and soaring energy costs continued  
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Wanted: Tough No2 to drive Bank policy [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Analysis: Why does the Bank of England have two Deputy Governors? If you answered: In case one is run over by a falling bank, you'd be wrong  
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Supply fear drives crude price above $135 [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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A $5-a-barrel spike in the price of oil has sent crude to all-time highs above $135 a barrel, raising fears that prices may even hit $200  
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Nationwide sees profits leap to £781m [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Raising interest rates for borrowers and funding all its new lending from savers saw Britain's biggest building society increase profits sharply last year  
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Market report: Thursday close [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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16.45:City speculators may have a sweet tooth, but that was not the reason they were chasing Cadbury - rumoured interest from Warren Buffett may have played a part  
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'Petrol crisis' sparks fears of rising bills [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Britain is in an 'economic crisis', a minister warned today as soaring oil prices threatened to add £650 to the average household bill  
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Delay to charges case as banks appeal [05/22/2008 07:28 PM]
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Britain's banks today delayed an outcome to the legal wrangle over bank charges by appealing the judge's decision in the first stage of the test case 
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Aviva's £5bn balancing act [05/22/2008 12:37 AM]
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The inquiry into inherited estates within insurance companies has had the effect of banging heads together
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Long-term care must change for the better [05/22/2008 12:37 AM]
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A Government consultation on long term care must tackle the problems that millions must live with and deliver our elderly the system they deserve
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