Pension funds falling short
Thousands of members of final-salary schemes could end up in the same position as Rover staff over the next 10 years. They could lose up to a fifth of their retirement be...
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The pirate who inspired the bankers
I have watched a young mother die because she did not have the money for a simple appendix operation, and neither did I.
I have looked on in despair as whole families w...
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Pretty Boy
He was in the taxi with the French woman he'd met that afternoon. They were going up to the American Bar to watch the election returns. It was raining sheets, past midn...
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Poor demand for new homes hits Berkeley
Upmarket property developer Berkeley yesterday blamed a near 12% fall in pre-tax profits on a slowdown in demand for new homes.
The London-based group, which has moved ...
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Time for a cut
The Bank of England ought to cut interest rates - currently 4.75% - by 0.25% when its monetary policy committee ends two days of deliberations tomorrow. The reason is sim...
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Cancer risk 'greater in deprived areas
The incidence and death rates from cancers linked to smoking or high alcohol consumption are three times higher in the most deprived areas of the UK than in the most affl...
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Prince's income exceeds ?13m
The Prince of Wales's private income rose by 11% last year to more than ?13m, according to figures published today in the annual review of his finances and official activ...
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Bumblebees know where to go
Honeybees have an elaborate language of dance to pass on news about the best places for nectar. Their more solitary cousins, the bumblebees, were always supposed to forag...
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Fees? Nein, danke
Last month students demonstrated yet again in Hamburg, telling all and sundry that "we are here, we are loud". It was one of several demonstrations in the city - and acro...
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Bankruptcies to rise, with retail and leisure hit hardest
Slower economic growth and higher interest rates have pushed up the number of business failures and will continue to do so throughout 2006, a leading business consultancy...
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