Inheritance loophole to be plugged
The Treasury has become so eager to jump on tax loopholes that it is about to clamp down on one a year before it appears.
Government officials are drafting measures to s...
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Squabbles ahead in the sixth form
Mine's bigger than yours. We're not talking conkers, boyfriends or A-level results, but the first batch of child trust funds (CTFs), which will mature in September 2020.
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Number in work reaches record high
The prospect of a rise in interest rates today increased as a strong labour report showed a record number of people in work.
According to the Office for National Statist...
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From four-star sanctuary to star of Hollywood: the hotel that saved hundreds from genocide
The scorched carpet has been ripped up and replaced, the smoke-stained walls wear a fresh coat of paint, and the swimming pool where desperate refugees came to drink the ...
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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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