Childhood obesity fears 'exaggerated
Government claims that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions are "over-hyped" and "exaggerated", a thinktank claimed today.
The scale of the problem has als...
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Helpline? You must be joking
Abbey has recently offered good rates on its Isas and Fixed Rate Monthly Saver account. And, maybe inevitably, stories have emerged of it getting behind in processing acc...
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What's the right account for you?
1. Instant access branch accounts:
Tend to pay low rates of interest, but offer maximum flexibility and access to your cash. Some accounts may require a minimum depo...
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Blair to expand vocational education
The prime minister, Tony Blair, today promised to tackle drop-put rates at 16 by giving pupils who do not want to work towards a place at university a vocational option u...
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Hospital superbug spread linked to antibiotics
Researchers today warned that over-use of antibiotics is boosting rates of infection by drug resistant bugs in southern and eastern Europe.
The results of their study s...
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Bundesbank's role in ERM crisis
I am loath to rush to the defence of the 1992 Major government and its decision to leave the European exchange rate mechanism in September 1992 (Tories cry foul over secr...
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Landlords 'deliberately running down estates
Housing associations and councils are being accused of deliberately blighting inner city areas in Liverpool to secure development sites on the cheap, it emerged today.
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Why Thatcher gave in: Treasury papers reveal sorry saga
The story of how the Conservative government took the fateful decision to join the exchange rate mechanism and set itself on the road to financial disaster and political ...
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Master your finances, then sign up
The number of postgraduate students has increased fourfold in the past decade, with some 30 per cent mid-career. So, if you want to join their swelling ranks in September...
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Start the season early with the banks in your sights
Forget grouse shooting in the Highlands on the glorious 12th (of August). Taking pot shots at the banking behemoths in the first weeks of February is a much better sport....
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