North Sea oil output falls 10% in year
British oil production fell by 10% last year, one of the fastest rates of decline in the world, figures published by BP showed yesterday.
The slump was second only to A...
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The insecure are about to become a real political force
Last week it was announced that annuity rates have fallen again. Few people under 40, or even 50, will have noticed the story. The young expect to live for ever. For anyo...
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Why it's never easy to sell a pup
Since I last wrote about my brush with subsidence, my flat in North London has been underpinned and redecorated from top to toe. So you'd think I'd be sighing with relief...
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A spender's guide to the summer
Travel insurance
Book a holiday or a flight in a travel agent or on the web and you will almost certainly come under great pressure to buy travel insurance. Today every ...
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The price of justice
Contrary to the understanding of the unnamed barrister you quote, the going rate for three-year-qualified legal aid solicitors is £30-35,000 (Lawyers threaten strike...
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Wrong type of weather trips up Met Office
Staff at the Met Office face a gloomy financial outlook after failing to meet government targets for accurately predicting the weather. The wrong type of weather in Febru...
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Credit keeps the business lights blazing
Debt is part of the fabric of modern life in the UK, for individuals and businesses alike. But while being in the red has largely negative connotations in the realm of pe...
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Great food, shame about the cash flow
What exactly is the point of a Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Nightmare where the restaurateur does not get flayed alive? When Ramsay came to Brighton to visit Momma Cherri's Soul...
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UK growth slows down
The economy grew at its weakest rate in nearly two years in the first quarter, official figures showed today, striking a blow to Gordon Brown's forecasts.
The Office for...
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Kennedy says Lib Dems will keep local income tax policy
The Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, today pledged his party would stick to its plan to replace the council tax with a local income tax, saying the policy had "t...
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