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BBC News
- Abbas to head interim government
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:14:20 GMT
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will head an interim unity government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Pakistan seal England whitewash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:19 GMT
England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.
- Shot girl 'was playing in shop'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:07:37 GMT
A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a jury hears.
- Merkel: 'Normal' to back Sarkozy
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:05:05 GMT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint cabinet session with President Nicolas Sarkozy, 80 days before French voters go to the polls.
- Race to drill into Antarctic lake
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:04:09 GMT
Russian scientists are attempting to beat US and British rivals to be first to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
BBC Business News
- Talks on Greece bailout restart
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:03:59 GMT
Party leaders in Greece resume crisis talks on new austerity measures demanded by EU leaders in return for funds needed to avoid defaulting on its debts.
- Ministers 'can block rail bonus'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:38:01 GMT
Labour has urged ministers to block six-figure bonuses for Network Rail bosses, insisting they have the power to prevent such payouts.
- Ofcom wants Openreach price cut
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:08 GMT
Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
- HTC profits up but outlook poor
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:10:09 GMT
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC reports a 57% jump in annual profits, but it predicts a downbeat start to trading this year.
- VIDEO: Why payday loans are on the up
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:54:54 GMT
Total bank lending in Britain is set to shrink for the first time since 2009 and the lack of credit from mainstream banks could help payday loan firms grow further.
Citywire News
- ?Toxic? pension system deprives retirees of 30% of income
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:30 Z
Retirees are missing out on £1 billion of income each year after falling foul of an opaque and unfair annuity market.
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: buying protection for the 2012 crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:47 Z
If 2011 took me unawares, much like Russian forces early in World War II, this year will be my Stalingrad ? and Personal Assets will help me turn the tide.
- Chart of the Day: Goldman Sachs says you?ll be richer this year
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:47 Z
And you won't have to endure a return to recession either, the bank's economists say.
- How I caught a good pension... by mistake
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:40 Z
My decision to start paying into a pension 25 years ago was a good one, says Lawrence Lever, even if it was a controversial 'with profits' policy.
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
- Mansion tax: a terrible, unworkable idea
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:02 Z
Vince Cable?s plan to impose a tax on properties worth more than £2 million is impractical, unethical and cowardly, argues Linton Chiswick.
