Court computer plan wastes millions - and still doesn't work
A huge project to put all the nation's magistrates courts on one computer system is condemned by a powerful committee of MPs today as one of the worst public finance proj...
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1.4m pensioners better off with credits
More than 1.4 million pensioners are getting more money each week under the new pension credit, government figures showed today.
The Department for Work and Pensions ...
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Avoiding credit card fraud
Fraud on 'card-not-present' purchases has grown by a third over the last two years, according to the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS). This form of fraud...
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Rise in internet credit card fraud
The fraudulent use of credit and debit cards to buy items over the internet or the telephone has soared by more than a third during the past two years, according to new f...
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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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