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Energy dividends soar but no help for poor - Britain's 'Big Six' energy firms were yesterday revealed to be paying record dividends - as the Government abandoned plans for fuel vouchers



Energy dividends soar but no help for poor  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's 'Big Six' energy firms were yesterday revealed to be paying record dividends - as the Government abandoned plans for fuel vouchers
City braced after Wall Street panic  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Traders in the City were braced for another session of heavy selling after a major slump in US share prices last night
Market report: Friday latest  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
12.00:LLoyd's List publisher Informa plummeted today as investors reacted with dismay to the board's rejection of a bid from a private-equity consortium
Brits shake crunch as foreign holidays soar  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Sun-starved Britons who holidayed at home this year to help save the planet and ease the credit crunch are now rushing to book overseas trips
Chicken, ham and croissants up 40%  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The cost of food has soared by more than 8% since the start of the year, according to a new survey
Pensions warning: 'A slow motion car crash'  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The looming pensions crisis resembles a 'car crash in slow motion' with a million fewer employees are paying into private schemes, experts will warn today
£21,000: the cost of keeping your kidult  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Parents are spending a record £21,540 per child supporting their offspring through adult life, it is revealed today
BoE resists cut calls and holds rates at 5%  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has held rates at 5%, resisting calls for a cut that could help the stalling economy
New car sales lowest in 42 years  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
New car sales in August have fallen to their lowest level since 1966, figures revealed yesterday
ECB keep rates at a standstill as well  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Central banks in Britain and Europe left interest rates unchanged today as fears over runaway inflation outweighed the threat of recession
Oil 25% cheaper, so why is petrol so dear?  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Motorists are still being hit by rises in petrol prices - even though oil is up to 25% cheaper than in mid-July
Halifax reveals worst ever house price falls  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
House price falls hit a new record in August with the Halifax index recording double-digit annual drops for the first time ever, figures have shown
London homes on sale for more than 3 months  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
New figures show that half the properties for sale in London have been on the market for longer than three months
Mortgage bailout to cost taxpayer £40bn  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Ministers are ready to underwrite mortgages worth billions as part of an emergency rescue of the housing market
Road tax could hit wealthy postcodes  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Car owners from wealthier districts could find themselves paying more than those from poorer areas under Government plans to introduce road tolls
A very taxing time for Gordon  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Allow doctor Pym the time to cure B&B  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Brown boxed in for a bronze  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
More mortgage half measures  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Shire & Vectura  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [09/05/2008 01:17 PM]