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Brown's Christmas cash handout - Gordon Brown is planning a 'Christmas bonus' for taxpayers in an attempt to kickstart the flagging economy



Brown's Christmas cash handout  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown is planning a 'Christmas bonus' for taxpayers in an attempt to kickstart the flagging economy
A season of huge discounts ahead  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Huge cuts are expected in the High Street over the next five weeks, leaving shoppers celebrating a discount Christmas
Market round-up: More woes for financials  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Weekly market report:Surprise, surprise - the past trading week was once again coloured by another injection of bad news for the financial sector
Direct debit row hits British Gas  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
British Gas has been accused of massively increasing customers' monthly direct debit payments to raise cash by taking advantage of increased winter fuel usage
RBS throws £30k Blenheim Palace party  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Executives from the Royal Bank of Scotland have enjoyed a lavish £30,000 bash at Blenheim Palace - one month after the bank was bailed out with £20bn of taxpayers' money
Sharp retail fall as income lags inflation  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Sliding retail sales and falling 'real' take-home pay will underline the depth of Britain's economic downturn this week
Investors who fled to gold beat the crunch  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
The credit crunch has wreaked havoc across almost all assets but investors who flocked to gold have seen its value rise by 10% since the bad times hit
Jobs fear in M&S clothing reshuffle  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Marks & Spencer is expected to announce a reorganisation of its womenswear business after the downturn in High Street spending worsened this month
Stelios: 'I'm protecting my easyJet money'  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Stelios Haji-Ioannou has tried to defuse his row with the directors of easyJet by insisting that his demand for board changes was intended simply to 'protect his investment'
Rugby aces 'mis-sold' policies worth thousands  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Top international rugby players 'were mis-sold endowment policies worth thousands of pounds'
'Mega-mortgages' out as lenders cap loans  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
'Mega-mortgages' of the type that allowed Tony and Cherie Blair to buy their £3.65m London townhouse with a 5% deposit have vanished, as lenders rush to cap loans for the richest buyers
La Senza boosts annual profits by 154%  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Undies have been flying off the shelves at lingerie retailer La Senza, dramatically bucking the trend of plunging clothing sales among High Street rivals
Noye's son arrested in City shares probe  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Police and investigators from the FSA this week raided the offices of a firm of stockbrokers with a family link to gangster and jailed killer Kenneth Noye
$50 oil sparks petrol price cut demands  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
The AA today demanded a cut in petrol prices as the cost of a barrel of oil plunged to a low of $50
Personal bankruptices up 7% on last year  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
The number of people filing for bankruptcy has increased 7% on last year as the credit crunch tightens its hold
Recession: A silver lining for some  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers  [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]