Surprise rate rise fails to hit Persimmon performance
Britain's biggest housebuilder, Persimmon, expects the housing market to remain strong and said this month's surprise interest rate rise had no tangible effect on its bus...
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Traders nervous of rate rise
The odd bright spot in the market today could not disguise an underlying nervousness before Thursday's meeting of the Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee.
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The top British transfer fees - and how they rate
1. Andriy Shevchenko - Milan to Chelsea, £30m (2006)
Value-for-money rating: Too early to say, but £30m for someone who turns 30 next month would be a huge ris...
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London lifted by hopes of end to US rate rises
London's index of leading shares closed up 45.4 points at 5974.9 points yesterday, its highest close since early May, as Wall Street streaked upwards on hopes that recent...
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Murder rate declines but Home Office battles against belief that things are getting worse
The murder rate for England and Wales is showing its first sustained fall since the 1960s, according to the annual crime figures published today. A total of 765 people we...
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London's house prices rise at fastest rate in six years
House prices in London are rising at their fastest pace for six years, and the gap between property values in the capital and the rest of the country is now the largest e...
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Chelsea still second-rate Europeans
Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool will be among the top seeds for next season's Champions League draw, but Chelsea will again have to play second fiddle.
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Child autism rate is 25 times accepted figure, study warns
Childhood autism is much more widespread in Britain than previously thought, according to a comprehensive survey of school-age children published today.
Doctors at St Th...
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Police cash fails to raise clear-up rate
More money spent on policing does not result in better clear-up rates for crime, according to an Audit Commission survey. It also found widening gaps between the best and...
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Brazil raises rates to halt slide
Brazil's central bank raised interest rates yesterday in an increasingly desperate bid to stem the continued flow of dollars leaving the country since the government deva...
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