Pensioners may have to repay benefits
Thousands of pensioners may have to repay some benefits following overpayment blunders by the government, it emerged today.
Overpayments of pension credit and income sup...
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Should my bank be more sympathetic?
Q I developed a chronic illness two years ago, which ended my career and left me living on benefits of £225 a month. My bank's platinum credit card provided some ins...
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Whistleblower leads Daimler to uncover second scandal this year
DaimlerChrysler said yesterday it had fired or suspended several employees after uncovering evidence of "improper payments" to officials on three continents.
The inquiry...
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Love in a cold climate
House of Orphans
by Helen Dunmore
Fig Tree £17.99, pp330
Helen Dunmore has previously demonstrated a fascination with the way her characters' inner lives unfold in ...
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Sainsbury's puts £350m into its pension fund
Supermarket group J Sainsbury is raising just over £2bn in a refinancing of its £7bn store portfolio and plans to inject £350m of the proceeds into its ...
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Report claims Google has no licence to operate in China
Less than a month after starting its new China-based search engine, Google's position in the world's second-biggest internet market was thrown into doubt yesterday when t...
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Schroders pays £60m for NewFinance hedge fund
Schroders began spending its £880m of spare capital yesterday by buying a hedge fund firm for $101m (£60m) and promising more deals in the future.
As well a...
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Treasury wins ruling to close VAT loophole
The government yesterday won a significant breakthrough in its crackdown on VAT avoidance when Europe's highest court ruled that schemes operated by two leading British f...
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Why do the banks take so long to clear funds?
Q I transferred money on December 19 from a current account to a credit card, expecting the money to be available within three or four working days for Christmas shopping...
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Water bill rises on the way
Consumers already facing rises in energy and council tax bills were dealt a further blow today with the news that water bills are to go up in April.
The water regulator ...
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