Plea for curbs on credit card charges
The Department of Trade and Industry was yesterday accused by a prominent member of the Treasury select committee of "sleeping on the job" instead of cracking down on mis...
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Shared interest makes perfect economic sense
Shared Interest defines its mission as 'finance for fair trade'. It provides a link between UK investors who want to make a difference to the world and people in poorer c...
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Antalya by night
· We have made the journey from Antalya to Kas. You will need to take a taxi from the airport to the very large, modern bus station (otogar) from where there are r...
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Top Tens - the winners
1 Playing cricket for local college, without the protection of a box. I reached 44 not out when, taking an extravagant swish at the ball to hit a certain four and ther...
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Parents choose how to invest child trust cash
Parents will be free to choose from the available schemes for investing the tax-free cash - up to £1,000 - the government plans to give through the child trust fund ...
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We don't like lock-ins
Talk of rising interest rates is turning thoughts to fixed rates to insulate borrowers from rate rises. Fixed rates are still at low levels despite their recent increases...
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Utilities drag feet over bill refunds
Thousands of people are waiting months, sometimes years, for refunds from overpayments on gas and electricity bills, according to industry watchdog Energywatch.
In some ...
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What's the best policy when it comes to health?
With premiums escalating, private medical insurance is no longer affordable for an increasing number of people unless they're a member of their employer's scheme. This is...
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Do I need to pay tax on my freelance earnings?
Q Following redundancy, I was offered two pieces of home-based work by an ex-colleague, which paid a grand total of ?300. This was paid by a personal cheque. Do I have t...
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Cost of easy credit: a 70% rise in arrears
The amount of debt being chased by Britain's bailiffs has soared by 70% over the past two years to a record £5bn in fresh evidence of Britain's growing debt crisis. ...
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