Secured lending rises following interest rate cut
Borrowers are leaving their credit cards in their wallets and taking out secured loans instead, official figures from the Bank of England suggested today.
While growth ...
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Ndah maintains his strike rate as Wolves hit the ton
FA Cup weekend full of controversy and calamity found its apotheosis in its final game last night as two deflections and a couple of rebounds brought the tie its four goa...
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Fed's rate peg disappoints panicky investors
The Federal Reserve disappointed panicky investors last night when it resisted calls for a confidence-boosting rate cut and left US borrowing costs on hold at 1.25%.
De...
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Swaziland has world's highest Aids rate
The landlocked African kingdom of Swaziland is believed to have the world's highest rate of HIV, with almost four out of 10 adults infected with the virus which causes Ai...
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House prices 'rising at fastest rate since 1973
House prices are increasing at their fastest rate since 1973, although flats are soaring ahead of more expensive properties, according to a new survey.
Prices rose by 2...
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BoE hopeful speaks out on euro rate
Andrew Crockett, the second-favourite candidate to replace Sir Edward George as Governor of the Bank of England, will tomorrow make a keynote speech about the 'right' par...
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Private schools hit record 99% A-level pass rate
Winchester college has climbed back to the top of the annual league table of the best A-level results achieved by fee-paying schools.
Boys at the school, where boarding...
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From tumblers to bumblers... how those goal celebrations rate
Lomano Lua-Lua (Newcastle United)
I know Lomano used to be a gymnast and he's set a high standard for the rest of the Premiership to follow with his goal celebrations ...
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Britain 'facing immigration at rate of 250,000 a year
Immigration to Britain has doubled over the past 10 years, according to a report launched today by the thinktank Migration Watch UK.
The level of immigration will run a...
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How did the players rate?
Germany:
Oliver Kahn Great save early on from Lee Chun Soo deflated the Koreans. Germany's "only world class player" according to Franz Beckenbauer, looked the part. C...
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