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Citywire Money, Tax and Property

• Ratewatch - savings, credit cards and loans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
  The best short and long term savings rates, and a guide to payday loans.
  

• Fed up with your mobile phone deal? It's easier to change than you think
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
  You can get increased minutes, more internet and a better phone - sometimes for less money than you pay now. The key is knowing what and what to ask.
  

• Ratewatch - mortgages
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
  The best remortgage and guarantor mortgage deals.
  

• Home sales slumped by half in January
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:42:17 GMT
  The number of house purchases dropped by half in January, after the stamp duty holiday ended in December.
  

• We messed up on mis-selling but we're clamping down now, says regulator
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:02 GMT
  The Financial Services Authority vows to be more proactive, do more to protect the consumer and toughen up on the mis-selling of financial products.
  

BBC News

• Colombia set for legislative poll
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:10:30 GMT
  Colombians are set to vote in legislative elections that may indicate how the May presidential election will shape up.
  

• Huge opposition rally in Thailand
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:43:12 GMT
  Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok to press the Thai government to step down.
  

• Bulger mother calls for sacking
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:30:54 GMT
  James Bulger's mother calls for the children's commissioner to be sacked for "twisted" comments about her son's murderers.
  

• Live - Bangladesh v England
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:55:38 GMT
  Mushfiqur Rahim reaches his fifth Test fifty as Bangladesh reach 239-7 at lunch on day three of the first Test against England.
  

• US and Russia 'near' nuclear deal
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:48:40 GMT
  Russia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.
  

BBC Business News

• Online shoppers' data passed on
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:49:27 GMT
  The Information Commission warns online shoppers to be vigilant against agreeing to data-sharing links.
  

• 'Neglected files'
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:56 GMT
  Law firm closure risks debt case customer refunds
  

• Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:43:00 GMT
  The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.
  

• Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:39:58 GMT
  Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal after talks in London.
  

• Lloyds aids mortgage overpayments
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:53 GMT
  UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.
  

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