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Santander confirms £1.25bn bid for A&L - Spanish bank and Abbey owner Santander confirmed a £1.26bn proposed takeover of lender Alliance & Leicester today



Santander confirms £1.25bn bid for A&L  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Spanish bank and Abbey owner Santander confirmed a £1.26bn proposed takeover of lender Alliance & Leicester today
US Treasury acts to save Freddie Mac  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
The US Treasury stepped forward last night to support Freddie Mac, the troubled American mortgage giant
Market report: Monday latest  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
12.45:Shares set about clawing back last week's losses despite news that the US Treasury was being forced to rescue the country's two biggest mortgage providers
Drivers win 94% of parking fine appeals  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Motorists are winning more than nine out of 10 cases in some boroughs when they fight parking tickets at a formal appeal
Tenants squeezed as rents rise sharply  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Rents are rising by 8% a year - more than double the rate of inflation - as landlords seize on demand from buyers squeezed out of the market
Barker warning on damage of rate rise  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
A key member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) today dampened speculation that interest rates are set to rise
£64,000 is the most desired joint income  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
£64,000 is the ideal joint income for couples, a survey has revealed
Fears White House can not help economy  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
The latest crisis to grip the US economy has left investors fearful that there is little the White House and the Federal Reserve can do to restore stability
Rush for extended mortgages  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring numbers of hard-pressed homeowners are extending the life of their mortgage to cut payments
Don't trust official inflation, warns Major  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Worst of the credit crunch 'yet to come'  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Two-thirds of financial chiefs among the country's top 350 companies believe we haven't yet seen the worst of the credit crunch
Banks to back third B&B bail out  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Bradford & Bingley is confident of overwhelming shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting on Thursday to proceed with its £400m rights issue
Google and Which? join comparison battle  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Google and consumer group Which? are poised to join the crowded online price comparison market, taking an internet sales battle to established players
Inflation at highest level for 16 years  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Inflation is running at its highest rate for 16 years as a result of soaring food and fuel prices, official figures for June will show this week
French fine motorists without yellow vests  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Motorists heading to France have been warned to get themselves a luminous yellow safety jacket, or face a £100 fine from the French police
Hetherington: Halifax debt chasing | Fadesa | Tesco mix-up  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
A dilemma for the Fed on rescue mission  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Annuity sellers must adopt this code  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Investors must get ready for a reality check  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Telecom Plus and Carrs  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Rates freeze as food bills soar by 7%  [07/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Food prices have jumped by an average of 7% in a year, the latest figures show today, amid fears inflation will rise even higher