Class divide' in languages as dropout rates rise
Allowing schoolchildren to drop languages at age 14 is reinforcing an existing class divide, warns a report from national education bodies. Schools with more pupils on fr...
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Drug boost to cut heart death rates
Powerful cholesterol-busting drugs could be sold over chemists' counters within six months in an attempt to prevent thousands of people from dying each year of heart atta...
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Bank rate rise 'was mistake
The Bank of England has raised interest rates too soon, and the prospect of a further rise could push the consumer into serious retrenchment and the economy back into sta...
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We like low personal loan rates
There are two lenders who have kept their personal loan rates at an all-time low despite the recent hikes from the Bank of England.
Despite the rise in base interest ra...
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We like full increase in rates
We like the banks and building societies which have raised interest rates on their savings accounts by 0.25% following last week's rate hike by the Bank of England.
ING...
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Can I get redress for Thomas Cook's low rates?
Q On September 19 I bought some Danish kroner for a trip to Denmark, at a rate of 10.15 kroner to the pound. I bought the currency at a Thomas Cook window in an HSBC bank...
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Britain 'close behind US' on obesity rates
More than 40% of men and women in the UK could be obese within a single generation, the influential International Obesity Taskforce will warn at a conference today.
The...
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Spare us more rate rises, say retailers
Retailers last night warned the Bank of England against further increases in interest rates after the latest snapshot of sales showed spending in stores growing at its sl...
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Rate uncertainty takes the edge off gilts
It is hardly surprising that government gilts should have had a dismal few months. Rising interest rates - or, more precisely, the threat of them - usually spell bad news...
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We don't like lower rates
From Monday Bradford and Bingley will be withdrawing four of its savings accounts. This is both good and bad news for savers.
Starting with the bad news. The three-yea...
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