Nurses back council workers' sickness service
Nursing leaders have backed the involvement of their colleagues in a controversial scheme to cut high sickness absence rates among public sector employees.
From next wee...
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Banking from crib to college
Free driving lessons, discounts on books and CDs, the gimmicks in place to lure in young business to the banks are endless.
If you are old enough to come over all misty...
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House prices fall again
House prices this month fell for the second month in succession as the market continued to feel the effects of rising interest rates, figures showed today.
Hometrack, a...
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Students turned off by vocational A-levels
The government's strategy to boost practical and vocational skills is failing to attract young people, yesterday's exam results revealed.
There was a further drop in th...
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I can't keep track of my FTSE linked account
Q I invested my savings in a FTSE tracker account on the advice of a banking advisor. I have since heard that these accounts are risky because the stock market is contr...
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Making the grade
Is there any point in an exam which no one fails? A-level results published today show the 22nd consecutive increase in the pass rate, by 0.6 percentage points to 96%. We...
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MPC confirms property cool-off
Hopes that interest rates have peaked grew after minutes of this month's monetary policy committee meeting, released yesterday, showed support for the view that the housi...
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Japanese giants have a yen for a merger
Corporate mergers in Japan are usually very private affairs. The public knows little about them until the deal is done and dusted. However, the saga unfolding between thr...
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Sowing the seeds of discontent
The schools standards minister, David Miliband, this week tried to forestall the doomongers who claim rising A-level pass rates mean standards are slipping.
But, as Mr ...
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Self-harm becoming 'epidemic
The number of Britons deliberately harming themselves is reaching "epidemic" levels, according to an NHS watchdog.
More than 170,000 people a year seek hospital care aft...
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