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Falling pound cuts Costa trips by a fifth [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain's love affair with the Costas is cooling as the pound slumps against the euro with holiday bookings down dramatically for next summer
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Sales frenzy kicks in on crowded High Street [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Retailers breathed a sigh of relief as huge crowds made it one of the year's busiest trading days yesterday and similar is expected today
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Stock market report: Wednesday close [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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13.00:The credit crunch and subsequent stock market crash have made life difficult for the likes of 3i Group which saw its shares slump today
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Iceland talks threaten High Street [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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There were growing signs last night that the Icelandic government is about to launch a root-and-branch review of the country's UK investments
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Bailout banks upping first-timer rates [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Banks in which the Government owns a stake are charging first-time buyers nearly £50 a month more for average mortgages than other lenders, research shows today
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The best (and worst) funds of 2008 [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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It has been a terrible year for investors, but have any experts delivered? This is Money rounds up the best and worst funds of 2008
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Jobless total 'heading for record 3.5m' [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The number of jobless will almost double to 3.5m over the next two years, a leading economist has warned
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House prices 'will fall another 10% in 2009' [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices look set to dive by a further 10% during 2009 but sales should pick up, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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Cartel move sparks fears of gas price surge [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The price of natural gas could rise after the world's biggest suppliers agreed the basis for a cartel as powerful as the oil exporters' Opec
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City watchdog shows teeth with record fines [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The FSA has imposed a record number of fines this year, with mortgage fraud high on the list of offences targeted
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Death records move to beat identity theft [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Death records are being used to stop fraudsters from stealing the identities of the deceased
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50% tax relief on giving to poor [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The wealthy are to be encouraged to give more money to charities under a Treasury plan to offer 50% tax relief on gifts to the poorest
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Royal Mail to put 3p on a first-class stamp [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Royal Mail announced the biggest ever rise in the cost of a stamp yesterday
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'Historic' recession fear as forecasts dive [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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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
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Tumbling demand leads to decreasing worker output [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Prodictivity has shown its steepest fall since the late 1980s as workforces stand idle while demand tumbles
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Midas Extra share tips: Year in review [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Whittard is reason to be cheerful [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hope amid ashes of greed [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: Beware unlicensed brokers [12/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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