Seeing red over debt collection
Q Last year I agreed a payment schedule with AIC, a debt collection agency, that involved me paying £50 each month by direct debit. The agent in charge of my case ad...
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Britons splurge £1.8bn in Europe
Britons are Europe's second biggest spenders when travelling overseas, according to figures published today.
The debit and credit card issuer MasterCard said that in 200...
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The trouble with getting your cash back
Giving money back to shareholders sounds a simple enough thing: surely companies can just send out a cheque in the same way as a dividend payment? In fact, the procedure ...
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Council tax protester faces jail
A retired vicar has been warned he could be jailed over his protest against the council tax.
Alfred Ridley, 71, has received a 28-day suspended prison sentence followin...
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Byers denies Railtrack allegations
The former transport secretary Stephen Byers today rejected allegations by Railtrack shareholders that he deliberately set out to renationalise the company without paying...
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Law student wins big penalty charges case
A law student has won a groundbreaking victory over the penalty charges levied by banks when customers go overdrawn or are late with payments.
Stephen Hone, 29, from Pl...
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Baugur fraud charges may include Arcadia deal
Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the Icelandic businessman trying to mount a takeover of Somerfield supermarkets, is preparing to fight a string of charges in his native country t...
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NHS inspectors reveal hole in foundation finances
Four of the government's flagship foundation hospitals are projecting deficits of more than ?3m, according to research published today.
Bradford, Chester, Peterborough a...
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Brussels plans 'dramatic' overhaul of CAP
The European Commission is planning a radical overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy. The CAP currently costs European taxpayers £30 billion.
In the midst of a...
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Sick of NHS reforms
So-called "privatisation" is no longer the big issue. Nor is payment by results, practice-based commissioning, or choose and book - all done deals, though not quite up an...
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