Inheritance tax trap for pensioners
New inheritance tax rules that were designed to clamp down on wealthy tax avoiders are more likely to trap middle income pensioners who want to unlock some of the cash in...
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Revolution on cards at BA
British Airways has extended its online policy to allow customers to use a credit card issued in any country to book and pay for a journey originating in any worldwide de...
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Lloyds TSB accused of offering unaffordable loans
People with mounting debt are being offered huge loans by banks who know they cannot afford them, a documentary will claim tonight.
Spurred on by the promise of bonuses ...
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Should Argos take the blame for my stolen TV?
Q I bought a television and microwave from Argos. I asked for help taking them to the front of the shop to get a taxi, as they were difficult to carry, but I was refused....
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Replace student loans with grants, SNP says
With new Scottish graduates due to start paying contributions towards the cost of their degrees next month, the Scottish National party today called for all student loans...
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Net gain for Sunday trade
Sunday is now the busiest online trading day of the week. According to research from an online payment service, it processes 50 per cent more transactions, through retail...
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Watchdog to crack down
The chief City regulator this week signalled a crackdown on banks and credit card firms that mis-sell payment protection insurance.
Reacting to intense criticism of the ...
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Judge attacks 'scandalous' CPS blunders in fraud case
A fraud and corruption prosecution which has run up about £10m in legal costs collapsed yesterday because of "wilful" prosecution failures branded "quite scandalous"...
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Plan to use phones as credit cards
More than half of Japan's 85 million mobile phone users could soon be ditching the plastic and using their handsets as electronic credit cards.
According to reports, NTT...
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Get a fix on your finances
If you're thinking of starting the long road to securing yourself a place at university in 2006, then there's but one guarantee when it comes to the cash. It's going to b...
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