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• Britons expect Cameron to get poor EU deal - poll

  13-02-2016 23:28
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A clear majority of Britons do not expect Prime Minister David Cameron to get a good deal in his renegotiation of Britain's EU membership terms, according to a poll on Saturday, adding to the pressure on him ahead of next week's meeting of leaders.
  
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• National Lottery results: did you get the winning numbers in tonight's Lotto draw and how much is the jackpot?

  13-02-2016 23:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  There was no outright winner on Wednesday so the jackpot this Saturday will be £32.8m
  
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• National Lottery results: how much is the jackpot and what time is tonight's Lotto draw?

  13-02-2016 22:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  There was no outright winner on Wednesday so the jackpot this Saturday will be £32.8m
  
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• Call to tighten new property law to crack down on ‘dirty money’

  13-02-2016 22:03
  
  Rules should require foreign owners of prime London homes to come clean about beneficiary owners, say anti-corruption groupsNew laws that aim to stop the UK being a magnet for money launderers – by forcing the owners of properties to reveal their identities – should be applied retrospectively, leading anti-corruption organisations whose work has strongly influenced the government are saying.Transparency International and Global Witness say only tough new anti-laundering measures will
  
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• Football must be affordable so let’s get together on ticket pricing | Paul Wilson

  13-02-2016 22:00
  
  Liverpool fans’ protests over pricing should only be the start – an across-the-board reduction is now possible but clubs and the government must act as oneTruly these are exciting times for football and its supporters, with wealthy American owners taken aback by a little Liverpudlian plain speaking and something rotten in the state of even the German game exposed through a hail of tennis balls.Why tennis balls, as strewn all over Stuttgart’s pitch last week by Borussia Dortmund
  
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• Anglo American's dramatic slump in profits

  13-02-2016 21:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The miner is grappling with a collapse in commodity prices
  
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• Major central banks tear up interest rate plans as market turmoil forces them into reverse

  13-02-2016 21:41 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Carnage in financial markets forces G7 central banks to put rate rises on hold and raises prospect of further cuts this year
  
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• Struggling Matalan wins reprieve on its debts

  13-02-2016 21:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The ratings agency has downgraded the retailer from 'weak' to 'vulnerable'
  
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• Rolls-Royce to rejig bonus scheme to make targets easier

  13-02-2016 21:32 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Troubled engineer slashes dividend after poor results but targets for executive share scheme set to be eased
  
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• William Hill teams up with NYX for OpenBet bid

  13-02-2016 21:07 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Britain's biggest bookmaker is giving financial backing to American firm NYX's tilt at OpenBet
  
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• UK unemployment on course to fall to fresh ten year low

  13-02-2016 21:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Britain's job-rich recovery expected to continue in coming months, though wage growth forecast to remain weak
  
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• Hedge fund giant Citadel takes out bet against Schroders

  13-02-2016 21:02 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Blue-blooded asset manager has fared better than some of its rivals in volatile markets
  
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• RBS boss McEwan says his is the true challenger bank

  13-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Ross McEwan likely to incense rivals by claiming he has done more than others to please customers
  
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• Mountain Warehouse plans US expansion

  13-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Outdoors equipment retailer plans US expansion ahead of stock market flotation
  
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• 'It is a well-hidden secret that we're the biggest business bank in the UK' says RBS chief

  13-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Royal Bank of Scotland boss tells James Quinn why he's dumped the scallop kitchen and why trust is important
  
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• Bank of England set to support banks' dividend plans in show of confidence

  13-02-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Crashing stocks show investors are worried about European and UK banks, but officials are expected to give the thumbs up to payouts to shareholders
  
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• Steel industry set for crunch meeting with European bureaucrats over trade duties

  13-02-2016 20:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Britain's in-crisis steel sector to demand swifter action from European Commission to protect the industry
  
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• Tesco faces legal action over land use restrictions

  13-02-2016 20:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Tesco is being sued by a property developer over a breach of competition in the first legal case of its kind
  
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• Shell faces $30bn battle to sell assets after BG takeover

  13-02-2016 20:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Analysts say Shell will struggle to spin-off assets at the price it once expected to
  
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• The EU is finished if it doesn't allow Italy to fix its banks

  13-02-2016 20:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has accused the EU of behaving like the orchestra on the Titanic
  
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• One company's fate that's key to the oil industry's fortunes

  13-02-2016 20:50 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Seadrill is facing a mammoth task to bring its debt pile under control
  
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• FXPro holds off flotation plan on market chaos

  13-02-2016 20:50 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The trading platform had considered following CMC Markets by listing shares, but has decided against taking the plunge right now
  
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• Over-reaction to the oil market's dynamics risks sparking downturn

  13-02-2016 20:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  'We don't see a case for the sustained sell-off in global equities we've seen since the beginning of the year', says Andrew Wilson of Goldman Sachs
  
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• National Lottery: how much is the jackpot and what time is tonight's Lotto draw?

  13-02-2016 19:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  There was no outright winner on Wednesday so the jackpot this Saturday will be £32.8m
  
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• Why Ireland has nothing to fear over fallout from Brexit

  13-02-2016 18:07 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Despite Brexit fears in Dublin, Britain and Ireland have done business for centuries, with the UK still the Republic's largest trading partner, a fact unlikely to alter if the UK left the EU
  
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• A new year that has already upset conventional wisdom

  13-02-2016 17:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The market is responding to a fall in the oil price and the anticpation of changes in the interest rate
  
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• Will crash in bank shares infect the real economy?

  13-02-2016 17:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Market turmoil: Bank shares and bonds have crashed so far this year leaving bankers and investers perplexed - regulators have a crucial job in reassuring the market that we are not on the brink of the abyss
  
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• How the market panic unfolded across the globe

  13-02-2016 16:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Market turmoil: Five days that shook investors and sent stock and bond markets into a tailspin
  
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• Week of panic that shook world markets

  13-02-2016 16:54 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Market turmoil: A ghoulish week for markets has left financial experts puzzled about the cause, writes Marion Dakers
  
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• Why France is on a road to nowhere without reforms

  13-02-2016 16:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  With strikes and red tape a part of everyday life in France, can the eurozone's second largest economy haul itself out of stagnation?
  
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• France is on a road to nowhere without reforms

  13-02-2016 16:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  With strikes and red tape a part of everyday life in France, can the eurozone's second largest economy haul itself out of stagnation?
  
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• Questor share tip: Sell UK housebuilders as bubble begins to burst

  13-02-2016 16:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Record profits and bumper cash returns to investors have seen housebuilders shares hit record highs but in the long run its totally unsustainable, says Questor
  
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• BAE brings in Charles Woodburn as heir apparent to chief executive Ian King

  13-02-2016 15:20 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Defence giant BAE Systems is expected to announce Charles Woodburn as its new chief operating officer early next week
  
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• U.S. Defence Secretary says UK needs nuclear weapons for 'outsized' world role

  13-02-2016 14:52
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must renew its submarine-borne Trident nuclear weapons system if it is to maintain its "outsized" role in world affairs, U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said in comments published on Saturday.
  
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• 'Like ships in the night': What's it really like to run a business with your spouse?

  13-02-2016 14:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Successful couples will say it's made their relationship better, but there are many pressures that come with running a business
  
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• James Middleton on why his marshmallow business isn't just a 'jolly'

  13-02-2016 14:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Boomf, James Middleton's 'mashmallow picture' gift company, is booming, with its turnover expected to double in 2016
  
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• 'O2 wants £379 for cancelled contract'

  13-02-2016 11:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A former customer of the mobile phone firm is contacted by a debt collection agency despite cancelling within the cooling-off period
  
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• Cameron defends Britain's desire for sovereignty before EU summit

  13-02-2016 10:38
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron defended Britain's desire to protect its sovereignty on Friday, appealing for understanding from the European Union in his talks for better membership terms that could be decided next week.
  
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• 'When will HMRC process tax return?'

  13-02-2016 09:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Five months later and our reader still has not had his case dealt with
  
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• This chart shows how different investments perform during market turmoil

  13-02-2016 09:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  If you expect investments to perform consistently year after year, take a look at this chart
  
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• Mortgage rate crash begins with 10-year fix offered at 2.89pc

  13-02-2016 09:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Fears of a new financial crisis, which have triggered widespread stock market falls, have weakened the case for a rate rise
  
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• How market turmoil has changed all these areas of personal finance

  13-02-2016 08:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  General disquiet has turned into fear that we are in the early stages of another major crisis. Here, we outline the scenarios
  
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• National Lottery: what time is tonight's Lotto draw, how much is the jackpot and where can I buy a ticket?

  13-02-2016 08:25 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  There was no outright winner on Wednesday so the jackpot this Saturday will be £32.8m
  
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• Why we must reform rules on frozen overseas pensions

  13-02-2016 08:00
  
  It is unfair that some pensioners who move abroad are being penalised by an outdated quirk of our legal system and denied the money that’s rightly theirs
  As an MP it is my duty to listen to my constituents, learn about their lives and drive positive change on their behalf. And it is speaking to constituents that has brought to my attention an issue which concerns me deeply, even more so because of its little known status: frozen pensions.This issue already affects more than half-a-million
  
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• Is this the start of a thaw for frozen state pensions?

  13-02-2016 08:00
  
  For many retired expats a pension that doesn’t increase with inflation appears unfair. But now there is a glimmer of hopeRichard Hyde has dedicated his life to working for the British government in a variety of posts around the world – including a spell as “our man in Madagascar”. He has been awarded both an MBE and an OBE. But while the government clearly values his work, it steadfastly refuses to give him the full state pension he has paid for.Hyde, 73, is one of severa
  
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• How deep is your love? Celebrities on how they celebrate Valentine's Day

  13-02-2016 08:00
  
  Do famous people flash the cash or prefer the simple things? Here are some of their Valentine’s Day memories and wishesContinue reading...
  
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• Banks must do more to end the scourge of current account fraud

  13-02-2016 08:00
  
  Sarah Neville had no reason to be suspicious of an email asking for a legitimate payment, but it came from a crook who duped her out of £1,500When Sarah Neville got an email from her carpenter saying he had just had a cancellation and could start the job they had been discussing within three weeks, it didn’t arouse the slightest suspicion.The Bristol woman, who had spent several weeks emailing him, working out the minutiae of the planned renovations, was so happy it was finally going
  
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• BA took flight when we tried to get a refund

  13-02-2016 08:00
  
  It landed us with £806 bill on our holiday to the BahamasLast year our party of six used the British Airways website to book return flights from the UK to George Town in the Bahamas for a holiday. It was to celebrate my partner’s parents’ 70th birthdays. As they were understandably a little anxious, we booked the whole journey with BA.The flight from Heathrow was fine, but when we tried to take our Bahamasair connecting flight to George Town, we were told it was full. Bahamasai
  
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• RBS named worst bank for customer satisfaction

  13-02-2016 07:59
  
  A survey by consumer group Which? showed the government-owned bank 21 percentage points behind First Direct at the top of the rankingsRoyal Bank of Scotland has been ranked bottom out of more than 30 rivals for customer satisfaction, despite pledges by the bailed out bank to improve its battered reputation.The survey, carried out by consumer group Which? between September 2015 and January 2016, asked more than 20,000 people how satisfied they were with their current account, savings account, cre
  
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• Hassle and harassment as debt collectors chase wrong people for money

  13-02-2016 07:59
  
  Innocent people can find themselves having to prove who they are if letters and calls start arriving at their property, so know your rightsNicole Newman, a mother-of-one from Tottenham, north London, was recently forced to prove her identity to a bailiff after a court order named her property as the address of a council tax absconder.Letters started arriving three months after she bought her house, until one day she received an already-opened letter which stated that the following week an enforc
  
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