A well-engineered retirement
Bristol pensioner David Parslow has been investing for income since he retired 12 years ago. A former manager in the aero-engines repair division of Rolls-Royce, he took ...
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Insurer 'starving us out
Investors with Equitable Life received another blow last week, when the insurer announced that it was suspending payment of guaranteed bonuses.
Equitable has given no c...
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Survivors relive last desperate hours as 58 illegal immigrants suffocated around them
The two survivors of the Dover lorry tragedy in which 58 Chinese illegal immigrants died spoke yesterday for the first time of the panic that gripped the 60 people packed...
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Have SMS, will travel
Ever been stranded in a foreign city with no taxis to be found? A short message service - shown at the GSM Mobile Congress in Cannes - could mean your ride home is just a...
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Banking on a better deal
Housing officers are to become part-time bank managers in a new project to tackle financial exclusion, being launched tomorrow by Treasury economic secretary Melanie John...
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How much income tax do I pay?
Income tax is a progressive tax, in other words, the rate rises with the level of income. The personal allowance (£5,035) is tax-free, but income over this figure is...
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Blood donors get credits for giving
China's chronic shortage of blood supplies has forced one of its biggest cities to institute a commercial scheme which allows donors to claim "blood credits" if they late...
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Hackers get data on world leaders
Computer hackers are reported to have obtained confidential information in Switzerland - including private phone numbers and credit card details - on 27,000 of the world'...
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Crunch time for carry forward
A valuable tax planning tool vanishes on April 5, when the rule allowing personal pension-holders to "carry forward" surplus tax relief to a subsequent tax year ends.
M...
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Tories woo students on loans
The Conservatives today wooed students with the promise of lower loan repayments and pledged ?golden goodbyes? for universities to set them free of government interferenc...
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