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Fuel crisis nets Treasury £1.7bn - Gordon Brown is scooping £1.7bn windfall from soaring oil prices energy bills, research has shown



Fuel crisis nets Treasury £1.7bn  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Gordon Brown is scooping a £1.7bn windfall from soaring oil prices and energy bills, research has shown
Market report: Monday preview  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
UK blue chips are expected to open slightly lower with Bradford & Bingley likely to grab the spotlight
4,000 more post offices could go, warn MPs  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Another 4,000 post offices could disappear over the next few years, a group of MPs will warn today
Bank crisis deepens as B&B shares plunge  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Bradford & Bingley's shares plunged 26% today, as the bank was forced to slash the price of its planned fundraising, made another profits warning and took £173m of extra cash from a US private-equity house
This rebrand could herald a golden age  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
Tomorrow, MGM Assurance, an insurer with a history going back 156 years, will announce it is changing its name to MGM Advantage
Watchdog's inaction cost us £66,000  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
Minister's pensions pledge is broken  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
The Government has broken its promise to allow retired people to be paid their pensions in cash
Huge fuel price rises stoked by City  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
The Government is concerned that fuel prices are being artificially boosted by speculators in the City
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
Here's our quick round-up of the big stories from the business and financial pages of the national newspapers today
Midas: Mears builds on years of service  [06/01/2008 03:03 PM]
Mail on Sunday share tipper Midas points out repairs company Mears may not be glamorous, but it fits the bill if you need a good-buy fix
Spying: How much did Sarin know?  [06/01/2008 03:03 PM]
Sarin's decision to go finally came early last week with the type of newspaper leak he had so railed against
Staff fired at O2 after iPhones sell-off  [06/01/2008 12:57 PM]
Staff at branches of mobile phone retailer O2 have been sacked after buying Apple iPhones on discount, then selling them on via the internet
Green tax to push fuel bills up £400  [06/01/2008 12:57 PM]
The boss of energy giant Eon will warn this week that homeowners will be forced to pay an extra £400 on their annual bill
Bank must make tough call on rates  [06/01/2008 12:57 PM]
The Bank of England's dilemma on interest rates will be highlighted this week
£33m child benefit paid to children abroad  [06/01/2008 12:57 PM]
British child benefit paid to foreign children living abroad has rocketed by an astonishing 72% in just nine months, to £33m a year
Investigation: an Ultimate rip-off  [05/31/2008 06:22 AM]
Some brief research into the companies behind your purchases can yield all kinds of skeletons, as the case of one Paul Ubsdell exemplifies
Average pension less than minimum wage  [05/31/2008 06:22 AM]
The retirement problems facing many Britons are revealed by a new survey showing the average worker will retire on less than the minimum wage
Market report: Friday close  [05/30/2008 05:23 PM]
17.00:Royal Bank of Scotland was today rocked by an untimely downgrade from Société Générale, just a week ahead of its £12bn emergency rights issue
Silverjet airline calls in administrators  [05/30/2008 05:23 PM]
Business-class only airline Silverjet called in the administrators tonight, as thousands of air passengers had their travel plans wrecked
Explosive British Energy issues  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
Selling its 30% stake in the nuclear electricity generator British Energy has a calm about it is deceptive. Several issues could blow up in the Government's face
Turning the FSA around  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
The struggle to find a new chairman for the Financial Services Authority does not reflect well on the status of the City regulator
Lord Turner appointed as new head at FSA  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
The highly-respected Lord Adair Turner has been appointed as head of the City's main watchdog with a brief to repair its battered reputation
Economic optimism hits 25-year low  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
Optimism about Britain's economic outlook has plummeted to its lowest level for 25 years, highlighting the mounting risks of recession
Crunch time for battered banks  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
RBS' £12bn emergency fund raising looks increasingly likely to end in tears amid warnings that the credit crunch is far from over for British banks
Healthier eaters face biggest price hikes  [05/30/2008 04:16 PM]
The nation's monthly grocery bill rose £514m between January and May, a study says