Born too late... or how bureaucrats are making a fuel of me
As someone over 60, I was looking forward to receiving my £200 winter fuel payment for the first time this winter - but I discovered that I was ineligible because my...
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Meridien rescue mission
Bankers to the troubled Le Meridien hotel chain were last night trying desperately to keep prestigious hotels such as the Waldorf and Grosvenor out of the hands of the ad...
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That won't do nicely
After many delays, the public trial of chip and Pin-enabled credit and debit cards in retail outlets finally got underway in Northampton on May 19, and few disasters or s...
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New action plan fights fine dodgers
Defendants fined by magistrates courts may be forced to do unpaid community work if they fail to pay up under a seven-point action plan to tackle fine defaulting unveiled...
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Virgin Trains in line for aid
Virgin Trains is to get a £282m bailout from the taxpayer this year, to compensate for disastrous engineering problems on the west coast mainline which have prevente...
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A homecoming nightmare you just wouldn't bank on
Direct debit mix-ups, interest-rate confusion and slow service are just a few of the daily hazards suffered by today's bank account-holder. However, Nicholas O'Hara-Smith...
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Rip-off loan firms face a crackdown
The familiar thud of bank, credit card and loan statements on Britain's doormats brings with it increasingly worrying news: the country's debt mountain is rising.
The n...
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Get set for Brown's double whammy
If you earn £40,000 a year, April holds a nasty surprise. Your national insurance bill will rise by £33.66 a month. Couple this bill with the government's decis...
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Card fraud protest
Small business will complain this week they are facing a bill for internet fraud that is rising so fast it threatens e-commerce.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB...
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C&W chief accepts 75% payoff cut
Cable & Wireless has finally settled a dispute with ousted chief executive Graham Wallace over the size of his settlement payment, giving him barely a quarter of the ...
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