Taxpayer faces extra £70m bill for GPs' out-of-hours work
Reform of GPs' out-of-hours services will cost the taxpayer £70m more than anticipated this year, but there is no evidence patients are receiving better treatment, ...
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APR and EAR
These strange acronyms are often seen following the headline rates for current and savings accounts, overdrafts, loans and credit card charges.
APR stands for annual per...
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Pound rises to one-year high
The pound rose to its highest level in a year against the dollar in anticipation of higher UK interest rates this year after a surge in raw material costs for manufacture...
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Prison not working' for young offenders
Re-offending rates among young prisoners are so high that alternatives to custody should be considered in all cases, according to a new report today.
The study (pdf), by...
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Borrowers can be choosers
Provident Financial is never going to win a popularity contest. It is the company that launched a credit card last year with an interest rate of up to 70% under the sloga...
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UK growth meets Bank's expectations
Britain's economic growth rate in the first quarter came in line today with the Bank of England's forecast, reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay unchang...
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London pays big car insurance premium
Motorists living in London pay 27% more than the national average for car insurance, research showed today.
High crime rates and the sheer volume of traffic have pushed ...
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As Zimbawe's economy collapses, a tiny few make huge profits
At one end of the stock exchange a man writes numbers on a whiteboard with a blue marker; at the other brokers tap sums into large calculators. Shares are bought and sold...
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Gary Lineker's brother faces jail over tax fraud plot
Everyone who saw Gary Lineker and his younger brother Wayne play schoolboy football knew that one of them would become a hugely successful sportsman. The vast majority, t...
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UK growth to pick up - but big risk is higher energy prices
The International Monetary Fund gave its backing yesterday to the Bank of England's steady approach to interest rates when it raised its forecast for UK growth this year ...
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