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Darling to back down over road tax rises - Alistair Darling will have to water down his plans to raise road tax for millions of motorists or face face a backbench rebellion



Darling to back down over road tax rises  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling will have to water down his plans to raise road tax for millions of motorists or face face a backbench rebellion
Centrica's key role as EDF snaps up Energy  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Centrica today hailed its part in the £12.5bn takeover of British Energy as an excellent deal for its shareholders - and customers could benefit from cheaper electricity
Market report: Wednesday latest  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
12.00:Warren Buffett's decision to put $5bn into Goldman Sachs helped soothe the frazzled nerves of stock market investors
B&B downgraded to 'almost junk'  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Embattled Bradford & Bingley was severely downgraded by ratings agencies late yesterday to a notch above 'junk' status
Petrol prices to be pumped up again  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Motorists face a return to soaring petrol prices after oil rose more than £13 a barrel in the biggest one-day gain ever
Internet access to get 30 times faster  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's phone and broadband system could be 'switched off' within two years in a move to a new super-fast cable network
Short-seller with £1bn bet on banks falling  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
A hedge fund named as a major short-seller in a string of British banks was defiant today, saying: 'These companies are not strong'
HMRC: House sales plunge 60%  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
The number of people who sold their home last month plunged by 60%, official figures revealed yesterday
Monaco property prices overtake London  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Monaco has overtaken central London as the world's most expensive property market
Estate agent sued over £2.9m home sale  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
A wealthy company director said he was tricked by estate agents into selling his £2.9m mansion to the one person he did not want to have it
US economy bailout may 'hit the buffers'  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Shares in London tumbled again today on growing fears over the US government's proposed $700bn bank (£382bn) rescue plan
Public pensions grow but private firms cut back  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
The 'pensions apartheid' is creating a two-tier workforce with millions facing an impoverished retirement, official figures have revealed
Mobile users paying for wasted minutes  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Failing to check they are on the right tariff is costing mobile phone users dear - with 50% using less than half their package
Post Office savers covered up to £80k  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Post Office savers have been handed a safety net on their money of £80k thanks to a change in the Irish banking system
Brussels to slash cost of texting to 9p  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Brussels today launched a major clampdown on swingeing international texting charges
Hank and Ben play hardball  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Accounting rules turn crisis into disaster  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Future looks gloomy for bank customers  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
A flawed bailout and it won't change anything  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas: HBOS and Lloyds shares  [09/24/2008 01:17 PM]