Emap chief quits to atone for US debacle
The chief executive of Emap, Kevin Hand, yesterday bowed to investor pressure and stood down from the magazine and radio group as payment for leading its disastrous foray...
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Insurance standards code rendered toothless
A new code from the insurance industry that sets out the minimum standards that customers should expect when making claims looks to be something of a paper tiger.
The co...
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New family tax credit not child's play
Families expecting to qualify for the new Children's Tax Credit should be sorting out their paperwork with the Inland Revenue now. The credit, which starts in April, is e...
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Try Channel-hopping shopping this season
We all love a bargain and, since we are still taxed towards sobriety, shopping in Calais remains the best tonic to raise the British spirit.
Duty Free may have gone, an...
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Labour extends Tory private finance scheme
If critics of the private finance initiative (PFI) held any hope that the scheme would be abandoned by Labour when it came to power, they were soon dashed.
The initiativ...
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Post office closures at record high
The rate of closure of sub-post offices is accelerating rapidly, despite promises by the government to find them new business and reverse their collapse.
Figures for th...
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Look before you leap - into signing up
Does the rate advertised apply to new purchases, or to transfers of debt from other cards, or both?
Many credit-card companies offer an eye-catching rate for debt tran...
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Caught in the web of deceit
Credit card companies are privately slapping hefty fines on rogue websites for misusing people's card details amid a big jump in complaints about internet fraud, it emerg...
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Are you paying too much tax?
This week the Inland Revenue launched its latest Taxback campaign, aiming to find pensioners, children and others on low incomes who are paying too much tax on their inte...
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