Minister gets tough on council tax rises
Councils that fail to keep council tax increases down will face "even tougher" capping action than this year, the local government minister, Nick Raynsford, warned today....
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Mint scraps fee-free 0% card deals
Time could be running out for credit card "rate tarts" who jump from one introductory deal to the next, keeping debts interest-free by following 0% balance transfer offer...
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Homebuyers 'borrowing and paying less
Homebuyers are taking advantage of a shaky property market as 2005 begins, putting less strain on their finances with lower mortgages, and reducing offers on properties, ...
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Can my daughter have a debit card?
Q Which banks provide good interest rates, internet banking and debit cards for young savers?
After some research my younger daughter, aged 10, decided to go for a Nati...
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Experts deride report on crime and moral decline
Leading experts on law and order have dismissed a claim that Britain has one of the highest crime rates in the developed world, caused by a decline in faith and moral val...
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Brown is on the ball yet again
Gordon Brown's continuing success as Chancellor is a journalistic frustration. His economic forecasts prove more accurate than those of his self-righteous and near perman...
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Major boost for childcare is a winner for families
Parents are the big winners from this year's Pre-Budget Report, with boosts to the finances and increased access to care for those with babies and young children.
Chanc...
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Face to face, a victim seeks justice from her burglar
The burglar was moving towards his victim's back door when a neighbour saw him in the shadows and dialled 999. As Alexi Estathiou, desperate for money to buy heroin, was ...
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Banking on a soft landing
Will 2004 prove to be the high-water mark for Britain's banking giants? They are on course to report bumper profits after the biggest borrowing binge in history. But this...
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Cops and robbers
The temptation to romanticise a huge bank raid should always be resisted. That was, and still is, one of the worst aspects of Britain's celebrated "great" train robbery o...
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