UK growth meets Bank's expectations
Britain's economic growth rate in the first quarter came in line today with the Bank of England's forecast, reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay unchang...
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London pays big car insurance premium
Motorists living in London pay 27% more than the national average for car insurance, research showed today.
High crime rates and the sheer volume of traffic have pushed ...
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As Zimbawe's economy collapses, a tiny few make huge profits
At one end of the stock exchange a man writes numbers on a whiteboard with a blue marker; at the other brokers tap sums into large calculators. Shares are bought and sold...
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Gary Lineker's brother faces jail over tax fraud plot
Everyone who saw Gary Lineker and his younger brother Wayne play schoolboy football knew that one of them would become a hugely successful sportsman. The vast majority, t...
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UK growth to pick up - but big risk is higher energy prices
The International Monetary Fund gave its backing yesterday to the Bank of England's steady approach to interest rates when it raised its forecast for UK growth this year ...
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It's cash Isa time again: but do the sums before you choose
The start of the new tax year has brought banks and building societies scrambling to attract cash destined for this year's Individual Savings Accounts (Isas). The good ne...
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Ten things that you need to know about 0% credit cards
Credit cards with zero per cent interest may be under threat, but the past two weeks have seen the launch of a number of attractive-looking deals. Here's what you need to...
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Rolls-Royce seeks to close final-salary pension plan
Rolls-Royce became the latest company to seek a radical overhaul of its pension funds yesterday, offering to inject £500m and increase annual contributions in excha...
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Pence and beer
A study called Violence-Related Injury and the Price of Beer in England and Wales offers support for the chancellor's decision to raise the tax on a pint of beer by 1p in...
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If you want to get away from it all ...
Why be a tax exile?
If you've got loads and loads of dosh, and don't fancy paying your dues to keep schools and hospitals running, there is an offshore tax industry gag...
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