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Minister unsure who'll get winter fuel help - The PM's long-awaited fuel aid measures took a blow today when the minister in charge admitted he did not know who would qualify



Minister unsure who'll get winter fuel help  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
The PM's long-awaited fuel aid measures took a blow today when the minister in charge admitted he did not know who would qualify
High Street woes catch up with Argos  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Catalogue chain Argos, until now defying the consumer slowdown, today admitted it was no longer immune to the downturn
Market report: Thursday latest  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
12.30:A drop in the price of raw materials has meant mining companies have suffered their biggest monthly fall in 11 years
Britain 'will suffer recession this year'  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain will plunge into recession in the second half of the year as the credit crunch bites, according to European Union forecasts
Gas chief jokes about more profits  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
A senior gas company executive has been slammed for joking about bigger profits as customers are paying record prices
John Lewis profits fall by more than a third  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Profits have plunged at John Lewis amid the worst High Street conditions on record
Mikhail Fridman and AAR Partners  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Imports rise as sterling heads down  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Sterling's plunge has triggered record gains in the prices of imported goods, leaving the Bank of England with little scope for immediate rate cuts
£1,000 fine for parking in my drive  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Residents of a Yorkshire village have been ordered to stop using their driveways - or face a £1,000 fine
Barratt to insure against price plunge  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
One of the nation's biggest builders is promising to insure its new homes against a fall in the housing market
Home extension restrictions to be axed  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Families stuck in cramped homes are to benefit from an easing of planning restrictions on extensions and loft conversions
Lotto ticket sales fall £105m in one year  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Ticket sales for the main National Lottery draw fell by £105m last year to £2.75bn, the lowest in a decade.
£200 council tax rebates to ease crunch  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Householders struggling with the cost of living are to be given council tax rebates of up to £200 in an unprecedented move by a local council
Lehman crisis hits Asian bank shares  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
The Lehman Brothers crisis reaped more havoc on global banking stocks today with Asian shares being particularly hard hit
Next boss forecasts gloom until 2010  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Simon Wolfson, chief executive of Next, today warned that the High St cannot look for any recovery in consumer spending until at least 2010
Airlines plot Eurostar rival services  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
London to Paris train times are to be slashed, with major airlines desperate to break into the increasingly lucrative market and run rival services to Eurostar
Sweet taste of EU agony  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Flood risk homeowners must be helped  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Seeking an Equitable solution  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: bogus BT con men  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Serco & Oxford Catalysts  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [09/11/2008 01:17 PM]