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House prices to tumble as mortgage lending slams into reverse [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices will continue to tumble next year, as mortgage lending goes into reverse for the first time ever, the Government's mortgage expert Sir James Crosby has warned
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Bank tipped to cut rates as deflation risk looms [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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The City was today betting on another deep cut in interest rates as Britain faced up to a dangerous bout of deflation
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Stock market report: Tuesday latest [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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11.45:If you want to test your patience, buy shares in Royal Bank of Scotland. So says Citigroup, which today recommended clients snap up the stock
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Economists question Darling's optimism on growth [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Leading economists today questioned Alistair Darling's optimism about when Britain will begin to recover from the recession
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Thousands of UK Citigroup jobs at risk [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of British banking jobs were under threat last night after the US government's £13bn rescue of Citigroup
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Massive gilt sale to fund Darling's plans [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Darling yesterday revealed he will need to raise £146bn in the current financial year - £36bn more than originally planned - to pay for his spending plan
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Torment as 'silent' phone calls triple [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Complaints about 'silent calls' from call centres have more than tripled in a year, Ofcom said yesterday
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'Numbers in dole queues to rise by half' [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit will increase by 58% in the next two years, ministers have admitted for the first time
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Tax hikes 'will cause City exodus' [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Senior City figures today warned of an 1970s-style 'brain drain' as high earners face 50% tax levy that will threaten London's status as the world's leading international financial centre
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Why not just cut income tax? [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Comment:By stigmatising wealth creation Mr Darling risks damaging the very entrepreneurship on which a return to health can take place
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£5 levy on all package holidays [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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A levy of £5 could be put on all package holidays to fill a hole in the travel industry's coffers following the fall of XL Leisure group
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Small firms dismayed by Darling's small print [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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The initial enthusiasm of small businesses for the Pre-Budget Report's £7bn recession package was being dampened today as companies examined the small print
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Pre-Budget Report: Top earners to pay 60ptax [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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A three-pronged assault on the highest earners will leave some paying the equivalent of 60p in the pound in tax on their earnings
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Direct debits: Storm over energy bill payment hikes [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain's energy suppliers are sitting on a £4bn cash pile they have taken from customers' bank accounts without their consent
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Call for Bank of England to lend to firms [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England has been told it should lend directly to companies to unblock the financial markets and kick start a recovery
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Pre-Budget Report: Darling's daring gamble [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Comment: There was nothing 'mini' about the mini-budget - it was one of the most daring gambles by a Chancellor in living memory
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US responsible for Footsie's surge [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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UK hopes could be shattered by global storm [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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Naked truth as tide goes out [11/25/2008 01:17 PM]
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