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No rate cuts as Bank predicts 5% inflation [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England signalled today that keeping rates on hold for the next few months will be enough to rein in inflation, which could reach 5%
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Jobless total jumps by 60,000 [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Unemployment has jumped by 60,000 and the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance increased at the highest monthly rate for 15 years
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Market report: Wednesday latest [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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11.45:The meltdown of the worldwide banking sector came back to haunt stock market investors today. Shares in the UK's high Street lenders suffered another sell-off
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Britannia pays as mortgage arrears soar [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain's second-biggest building society has admitted a profits slump due to the rising numbers of people falling into mortgage arrears
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BT threatens to call bailiffs over 1p bill [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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A couple were threatened by BT that they would face bailiffs and be cut off if they did not settle their bill - for one penny
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Freeview boxes 'obsolete' after upgrade [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Almost a quarter of a million televisions across Britain have gone blank after a Freeview upgrade left some digital equipment obsolete
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Students will graduate with a £20k debt [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Students starting university this autumn face graduating with debts of more than £20,000 for the first time, a survey has claimed
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War and weather to boost petrol prices [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Motorists face another huge rise in petrol and diesel prices, with predictions of a return to last month's record prices
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NS&I posts record year of sales [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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National Savings & Investments' strongest ever year of sales shows how many UK savers flew to safety following the Northern Rock fallout
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'Stamp duty dither halts housing market' [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Chancellor's recent statements on stamp duty have caused house-hunters to delay putting in offers, according to evidence from estate agents
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Tesco puts plastic bags under the counter [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Tesco is to put throwaway plastic bags under the counter at some of its largest stores and will only hand them out if customers ask for them
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Retirement in the red for 'a third of over 55s' [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than a third of over-55s are facing retirement saddled with thousands of pounds of debt, a report has claimed
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House sales slump 40% amid loan crunch [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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The average number of sales reported by estate agents has plunged below five a month, according to surveyors
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Oil giants dragging their feet over fuel cuts [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Supermarkets yesterday slashed 2p off the price of petrol as oil giants were criticised for failing to pass on the benefits of tumbling fuel costs
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Car parking bill soars to £633m [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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The cost of parking in council-run car parks is shooting up at three times the rate of inflation.
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Crunch shows need for compensation rethink [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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So you think Obama is a reformer. Dream on [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: The FTSE Dogs [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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UBS: Breaking up is hard to do [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: You've invested in fool's gold [08/13/2008 01:17 PM]
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