House prices begin to fall
House prices fell by 0.1% during July as rising interest rate rises took their toll on the property market, figures showed today.
The property website Hometrack said th...
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Out of touch, but not out of the woods
As his recent Houdini act demonstrated, Tony Blair has still got the Commons Touch. What neither he nor many political commentators do not seem to realise is that he has ...
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When the right job puts you on the road to cheap cover
Low-paid manual workers are routinely being charged 10-20% more for car insurance than high-earning professionals such as solicitors, according to data from the AA.
It ...
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Our store cards are marked
Lurid tales of shoppers in debt therapy and regular attacks on stratospheric interest rates have given store cards a bad name. Few would speak in their defence.
That is...
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Growth figures show economy back in balance
The British economy grew at its fastest rate in nearly four years last spring, boosted by strength in all areas, the government announced yesterday.
Both manufacturing a...
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The good times roll on
The Bank of England keeps on raising interest rates, but the message doesn't seem to have reached the high street yet. People are continuing to spend as if there were no ...
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Scottish funding councils pitch for overseas students
Universities in Scotland could play a part in countering the country's falling birth rate by encouraging students from abroad to stay and work, suggests a report publishe...
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Longest period of falling crime for 106 years
The crime rate in England and Wales fell by a further 5% in the past year to produce the longest sustained drop since 1898, the Home Office reported today.
Overall crime...
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Credit firms urged to share information
Credit card companies were urged today to share more information on customers in an attempt to stop people building up unmanageable levels of debt.
John McFall, the cha...
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Ministers accused of total 'funk
Ministers brushed aside a 15-month study into the future of council tax, so defusing the issue for the general election, by appointing Sir Michael Lyons to conduct a fres...
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