Markets continue downward spiral
Another wave of selling hit markets today as fears over inflation and rising interest rates continued to undermine investor confidence.
European shares ended sharply low...
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Stakes are raised in the battle for credit card loyalty
GE Money is offering a credit card with the best cashback on the market: 3 per cent back for the first £5,000 spent each year on groceries and petrol, 0.5 per cent ...
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Dogged by debt
Poor Carol Vorderman can rest assured she is not alone in being vilified for peddling the questionable benefits offered by consumer loan firms. In Japan, where the consum...
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Credit cards
A number of banks and card providers now offer credit cards aimed at students, either as part of a student banking package or as stand-alone offers. They may look attract...
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NUS calls for better sexual health provision
Students are to meet the public health minister, Caroline Flint, next month to urge her to tackle the growing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in young peop...
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Inflation back up to 2% target
Higher air fares and soaring energy bills pushed Britain's inflation rate back up to the Bank of England's 2% target, official figures showed today.
The consumer prices ...
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Lords watchdog 'learnt about loans in the press
The Lords watchdog responsible for vetting potential peers only found out that some nominees had made loans to political parties by reading about it in the newspapers, it...
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Jobless total's three-year high keeps lid on pay rises
Unemployment has risen to its highest rate in more than three years, while average earnings growth was subdued in the first quarter of this year, the Office for National ...
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Luxury without the guilt
1 Dubai - Al Maha
The Emirates Al Maha Desert Resort is unadulterated opulence. 'Bedouin-style' suites are decked out with antiques; de luxe spa treatments and vintage c...
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Up the ladder to the roof
Your report (May 11) shows that the Church of England's renewed campaign for nearly £1bn of taxpayers' money over four years to support their crumbling churches is s...
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