£700,000 for new rock chief

Nationalised Northern Rock has hired a Barclays executive as its new boss on a salary that will make him one of the country’s highest-paid civil servants.

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M&S up but GlaxoSmithKline on back foot

Booming financial stocks amid takeover speculation and hopes the worst of the credit crunch may be over helped the FTSE 100 Index power ahead today.

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Sales shock wipes £11bn off Vodafone

NEARLY £11billion was wiped off the market value of Vodafone yesterday after the mobile phone giant admitted sales were being hit by slowing economic growth.

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Lender Paragon soars on bid talks

SHARES in buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon soared 30 per cent yesterday after it said it was in takeover talks with suitors.

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Severn Trent on bill watch

WATER company Severn Trent admitted it was alert to any signs customers were struggling to pay their bills as economic conditions worsen.

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SCi links in with Batman

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Advisers explained in Which? expose

THE vast majority of mortgage advisers offer their clients poor guidance, accord­ing to new research by Which?.

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Buyers rang to say they don't want my house

Q I recently agreed the sale of my property and have exchanged contracts.

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Credit records are crucial

LENDERS’ rules are getting even tougher, warns ESTHER SHAW...

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Turning over new leaf

MAISHA FROST meets the young couple taking salads all the way back to their roots, with a product picked fresh from its box...

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ANTI-INFLATION TIP: Beat the credit card travel rip-off

DON'T get ripped off by your credit card company charging you a fortune to use your card overseas.

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Top ten tips for credit crunch brides

GETTING married isn’t cheap. According to the latest research the average wedding will set you back a staggering £15,244.

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Anti-inflation tip: Save 85 per cent on calls from abroad

SAY NO to roaming charges on holiday!

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Anti-inflation tip: Directory enquiries for less

SINCE the demise of 192, finding a number for someone has been a confusing and costly affair with all sorts of directory enquiry services popping up and charging all kinds of different amounts.

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