Nursery care costs soar
The cost of childcare in Britain is rising at over three times the rate of inflation, with nursery fees in inner London soaring by 17% over the last year, according to a ...
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Fatal fallout
It is the little girl's body cut in half, her legs and bottom separated from her head, arms and torso, that regularly features in James Heer's nightmares. A guardsman in ...
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Ringing the changes
A children's charity is breaking new ground, and could be courting controversy, by launching a premium-rate phone line to raise funds.
The Children's Society is aiming ...
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A poor aim
The government's education watchdog, Ofsted, is today expected to highlight weaknesses in some areas of teaching of the literacy and numeracy strategies in primary school...
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Freeserve gets its lines crossed
Customers who sign up with Freeserve, Britain's most popular internet access provider, for its flat rate £13.99 a month AnyTime service can find themselves with tele...
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England 1 - 0 Taxman
Dogged by broken metatarsals and searching questions about the best team formation ahead of their World Cup challenge, England's football stars are still displaying stunn...
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Cracking down on credit card fraud
If it hasn't already happened to you, the chances are you'll know someone who's been a victim of credit card fraud.
It's a crime that's on the increase and, according to...
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Beside themselves at the seaside
This year, the typical council tax bill will jump by £72 to £963, a rise of 8% - more than three times the general rate of inflation. But pity the poor househol...
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Selling Europe by the pound
It is not one of the famous five tests but choosing a viable exchange rate and managing the process of reaching it will be the key obstacle, both totemic and economic, fo...
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Fax, plugs and rock 'n' roll
Fax-back offers rival scratchcard competitions as the most complained-about premium rate phone line. They topped the list of complaints received last year by industry-fun...
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