Secret papers reveal crime rate fiddle
The Government was last night accused of a cynical attempt to manipulate the truth about crime after secret Home Office documents revealed a scheme to artificially 'boost...
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Crime rate survey claims record fall
Crime in England and Wales fell by a record amount between 1999 and 2000, according to annual survey published today.
The British crime survey - based on interviews with...
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ECB leaves rates unchanged
The European Central Bank today left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% despite a growing clamour for action to boost confidence and help avert a global slump.
The ECB on...
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CBI demands rate cut
Business leaders yesterday called for decisive action from the Bank of England as new evidence emerged of the worst slump in export prospects for two decades.
Digby Jone...
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Industry leaders call for rate cut
Industry leaders called for a swingeing half-point interest rate cut today after it emerged export prospects were their bleakest since 1980.
The CBI's latest quarterly ...
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Surgeons' success rate to be published
Hospital surgeons will be graded in official league tables to be published within a year, giving patients information about doctors' success rates for the first time.
P...
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Coping in a low interest rate climate
For savers, these are tough times indeed. With interest rates so low - the base rate currently stands at 4.75%, the lowest for 40 years - the traditional bank and buildin...
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ECB holds rates steady
The European Central Bank yesterday sought to deliver a confidence boosting business as usual message to financial markets and European consumers by leaving interest rate...
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ECB holds fire on rates
The European Central Bank today resisted growing calls to lower borrowing costs after the September 11 attacks on America and left interest rates at 3.75%.
Despite the ...
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Blue chips soar on rate cut
Blue chip shares celebrated the Bank of England's decision yesterday to cut interest rates for the sixth time this year by rallying to their strongest position since the ...
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