MPs demand higher air and road taxes
The government should stop "running scared of critical tabloid headlines" and hike up taxes on aviation and gas-guzzling "Chelsea tractors", a cross-party committee of MP...
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Black boxes to cut young drivers' premiums
Young drivers are being targeted by an insurance policy, launched today, which aims to cut the cost of cover as well as the number of road casualties.
More Than's DriveT...
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Royal Bank of Scotland profits up 23%
Royal Bank of Scotland today capped a bumper week for the banking sector by reporting a 23% jump in first-half profits to £4.51bn.
But like its rivals earlier this ...
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Early-night deal for young drivers
Young motorists who agree to leave their cars behind at night or take a pledge to drive carefully can see their insurance costs slashed under two schemes unveiled today.
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Pretoria curbs circumcision
In the year since a major South African study indicated that circumcision reduced the rate of HIV infection among men, several African countries hit hard by the disease h...
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Male circumcision can reduce Africa HIV spread, study says
Male circumcision could decrease the rate of infection by HIV in Africa by as much as 37%, a study has concluded.
Scientists used data from a previous clinical trial to ...
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Charity claims jail stops females going straight
Many women's jails should be closed and their inmates moved into community programmes to help cut reoffending rates, a prison reform charity said today.
The Howard Leagu...
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Hospitals tell visitors to keep off the beds to cut MRSA cases
One of the country's biggest NHS trusts has banned visitors from sitting on patients' beds in hospital in an attempt to cut rates of the superbug MRSA. Friends and relati...
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Wimpey profits up 25% as buyer confidence rises
Housebuilder George Wimpey cheered investors with a jump in profits and upbeat comments on the housing market yesterday. Pre-tax profits rose 25% to £152.3m for the...
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HSBC launches Big Five week with report of large gains
HSBC, Britain's biggest bank, comfortably beat City estimates yesterday with an 18% increase in first-half pre-tax profits to $12.5bn (£6.7bn), driven by strong per...
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