Premium rate phone lines ring up £1.6bn
Premium rate phone lines will rake in £1.6bn this year, according to a report out today.
The sector's regulator, ICSTIS, said that services including company helpli...
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Nikkei rallies after Fed rate move
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average jumped 2.54% today, closing the day up 384.03 points at 15,505.18. This is the first time it has broken through the 15,500 barr...
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Handcuffs are included in the room rate, sir
I've packed some light reading, a toilet roll (just in case), a towel and an electric toothbrush. My guide and interpreter Evija said nothing else is needed for a night i...
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Death rate is three times higher among Aboriginal children
The death rate among Aboriginal children is nearly three times higher than among non-indigenous infants, according to a study of Australian health trends published yester...
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Jobless rate hits 5.3%
The unemployment rate hit its highest level in three and half years in April while earnings growth remained subdued, official data shows today.
The Office for National S...
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Profitability rises at fastest rate for 10 years
Britain's banks, insurers and stockbrokers enjoyed a bumper end to 2005 and the good times should continue, according to a survey today.
The CBI-PricewaterhouseCoopers f...
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Spain's abortion rate soars
The annual number of abortions in Spain has nearly doubled in the last decade, prompting calls for improved sex education in schools.
About 85,000 Spanish women terminat...
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Growth rate in UK falls to lowest in 15 years
Productivity growth in the UK fell to its lowest rate for 15 years in the third quarter of 2005, according to figures released yesterday.
The Office for National Statis...
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Oil companies protest as rate doubles to 20%
The chancellor was accused yesterday of increasing the chances of an energy crisis by launching a £2bn-plus a year tax raid on North Sea operators.
The furious rea...
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A good rate, and the account's so flexible
Alex Moore, 22, from Ealing, west London has saved with ING Direct since the Dutch bank launched its UK savings business two and a half years ago.
The economics graduate...
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