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End called to power firms' direct debit raid - Energy Minister Mike O'Brien has pledged to stop power companies raiding customers' accounts to charge for gas and electricity they have not used



End called to power firms' direct debit raid  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Energy Minister Mike O'Brien has pledged to stop power companies raiding customers' accounts to charge for gas and electricity they have not used
Woolworths 'could be sold off this week'  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Woolworths could be broken up as early as this week as around a dozen serious bidders circle the High Street chain, Sunday newspapers said today
Sunday newspaper share tips  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Each week, we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers
Darling's economic rescue faces shopping test  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
As stores count the weekend's takings, the first signs are that the Chancellor's 2.5% VAT cut will not save retailers from a Christmas slump
Watchdog in U-turn on savings  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Treasury wants more powers to nationalise  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Taxman tactics 'wrecking enterprise'  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Bankers pawning belongings for Christmas  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
An increasing number of city slickers are pawning items to pay for Christmas, handing over luxury cars and jewellery to get cash
Tumbling pound cheers UK gold investors  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
The tumbling pound is good news for UK gold investors who have seen its sterling value hit new heights, despite the dollar price falling since the start of the year
Taxpayers to take 58% stake in RBS  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
RBS today becomes the first bank to be part- nationalised under the Treasury's £37bn bailout scheme after existing shareholders rejected a £15bn new share issue
Interest rates 'to be cut by at least 0.5%'  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England will follow up November's shocking 150-basis-point interest rate cut with at least a 50-point chop when it meets next week, according to economists
House prices down 10.1% on year - official  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
House prices in England and Wales are continuing to fall at an ever-greater rate, with an annual fall of 10.1% recorded in October by the Land Registry
Woolies: fears of 'messy' collapse as creditors circle  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Creditors of Woolworths began to emerge today, a sign the fallout from the collapse of the once-loved retailer could be protracted and messy
Poor sales signal tough Christmas for John Lewis  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
John Lewis today reported another fall in sales as the High Street braced itself for its toughest Christmas in several years
Seller slashes price of house by £1.2m  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
A landlord trying to sell a house in St John's Wood has been forced to slash the asking price by almost half after it languished unsold for a year
Queen's Speech to focus on economy  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown has ordered urgent changes to next week's Queen's Speech after the mini-budget came under fresh criticism
VAT war kicks off weekend of discounts  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco has triggered a VAT war by cutting the tax three days early, while other retailers are also planning a weekend of discounts
Rents fall in wealthier London boroughs  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Rents in the most affluent London boroughs have fallen over the past three months as the economic gloom deepens, while those in poorer areas have risen
A chance to punish the dividend cutters  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Profit poised to rise 24% at booming G4S  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Treasury's time tunnel trip  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
Playing safe is number-one priority  [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]