Suicide rate at women's jail stirs grief and anger
In the late afternoon of January 18 this year, having spent the first night of a three-year sentence for manslaughter at Styal women's prison in Cheshire, Sarah Campbell ...
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Bank set to cut rate this week
The Bank of England is poised to cut its base rate this week, say City economists. But the weakness of the pound may yet postpone the decision.
Manufacturing employers ...
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Greenspan damps down US rate cut expectations
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan last night dampened speculation of a cut in American interest rates as he echoed Gordon Brown in talking up the prospects for t...
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CBI pleads for rapid rate cut
Britain's leading employers' organisation, the CBI, yesterday demanded a cut in interest rates to rescue Britain's manufacturing sector. The call came after the organisat...
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City bets on rate cut as UK grinds to a halt
The City last night shortened its odds on a cut in interest rates next month after government figures showed the British economy slowing to a virtual standstill in the fi...
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OECD wants lower rates to boost eurozone
The west's leading economic think tank yesterday called for a swift half-point cut in interest rates to revive the eurozone's faltering economy after slashing its growth ...
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Further rate cut looms as UK economy falters
City economists believe that the Bank of England could announce an interest rate cut next month as British growth continues to disappoint.
On Friday the first estimate ...
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Diamond rates are not a gem
Diamonds are supposed to be a girl's best friend, but when it comes to car insurance for women drivers all that glisters is not gold.
Phone up Diamond, the insurer that...
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House prices fall at fastest rate in 8 years
House prices fell at the fastest pace for eight years in March, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported last night, raising fears that the long-running prop...
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MPC leaves rates on hold but analysts say cut must come soon
The Bank of England yesterday endorsed Gordon Brown's upbeat view of the economy when it left interest rates on hold at 3.75% for a second month.
Business leaders said ...
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