Boys narrow the gap in GCSEs
Boys have narrowed the gap with girls at GCSE level in the results published today and pass rates have risen again, but last night headteachers and business leaders voice...
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Attack on 'bog-standard' degrees
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland celebrated the best-ever set of A-level results yesterday amid a cacophony of complaints from rightwing educationalist...
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Which cook will serve the economy best?
Yesterday lunchtime the Bank of England's monetary policy committee caught everyone on the hop by cutting UK interest rates. Three quarters of an hour later the European ...
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ECB ignores case for cut
The European Central Bank yesterday shrugged off evidence of a worse than expected slowdown in the global economy and kept interest rates in the 12-nation zone unchanged ...
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Ernie is a prize meanie now
Falling interest rates don't just deal a blow to savers - they also spell bad news for the UK's 23m premium bond holders.
National Savings is lengthening the odds again...
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Fed boss tries to soften US economy's landing
Wall Street widely expects the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates today. The question is: by how much?
Will it be 0.5%, the amount the US central bank shaved off ...
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Plant your savings in greener pastures
Choices for ethical investors about where to fulfil their everyday banking needs are straightforward: ethical advisers point to building societies, particularly those whi...
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Now is the time to visit London
Fancy a short break in London? Then go this summer if you want to take advantage of the lowest hotel rates for more than 10 years. The foot and mouth crisis coupled with ...
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ECB slips up with figures
The European Central Bank suffered a further blow to its credibility yesterday and opened the door for more interest rate cuts with the admission that a signficant measur...
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London 'is safer than most EU capitals
London is still one of the safer capital cities in the world to live in with a murder rate below the European average, according to international criminal justice statist...
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