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Recession fears grow amid forecast claims - The UK economy is contracting faster than expected according to the latest GDP data, which emerged amid claims that the Treasury is set to downgrade its growth forecasts



Recession fears grow amid forecast claims  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The UK economy is contracting faster than expected according to the latest GDP data, which emerged amid claims that the Treasury is set to downgrade its growth forecasts
Airlines slash fares to tempt back passengers  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Leading carriers have been forced to cut prices by up to 25% amid fears that the economic downturn will lead to a post-Christmas slump
Stock market report: Tuesday latest  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
12.30:Shares in RBS today bounced off the bottom with a rise of 2.1p to 43.5p, putting them among the better blue-chip performers for a change
Global recession fears batter oil price  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The oil price is poised to end the year a third of what it was at the start, and showing an extraordinary 75% crash from its all-time peak in the summer
Whittard could be next High St name to vanish  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Whittard of Chelsea, the tea and coffee store, is on the brink of falling into the hands of administrators after its funding lifeline was cut
Found: flats where prices are actually on the rise  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
A new apartment block in south-east London is the last place in London where prices are still rising, it was claimed today
Budget airlines that cost if you're hungry  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Budget airline customers who decide to buy a few frills - such as food and drink - are being stung for huge sums, researchers say
5m to shop online in Christmas Day sales  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
More than five million Britons are expected to go sale shopping online on Christmas Day, spending a record total of more than £100m
Bank admits easy mortgages were crazy  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England admitted last night it knew homeowners were taking out 'crazy' mortgages and house prices were spiralling out of control
Russian oligarchs facing financial ruin  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The Kremlin is about to turn the tables on Russia's oligarchs, paving the way for a re-nationalisation of huge swathes of the country's natural resources.
Toyota in red for first time in 70 years  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Toyota, the world's most successful car company, succumbed to the financial crisis as it said it will post its first loss since before the Second World War
Npower fined £1.8m for mis-selling  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Npower is to be fined £1.8m after the energy regulator Ofgem for ignoring customer's complaints that they were mis-sold to by npower salesmen
More shops start sales two days early  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
This year more retailers are ripping up the rule book and starting their sales on Christmas Eve, including John Lewis, B&Q, Superdrug and PC World
Repossessed: 'We never missed a payment'  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
A couple have been threatened with repossession even though they have never missed a payment on their mortgage
Student loan interest rate cut to 3%  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The student loan interest rate has been cut to 3%, as graduates received an unexpected bonus from the latest bank rate reduction
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Hetherington: Beware unlicensed brokers  [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]