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MARKET REPORT: Gloomy traders want debt-ridden Greece out

By Geoff Foster PUBLISHED: 16:32 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:32 EST, 16 May 2012 Uncertainty with a capital U dragged the London market monotonously lower again. An ...

Foreign currency dealer ICAP ready to deal in Greek drachma

By James Salmon PUBLISHED: 16:27 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:27 EST, 16 May 2012 The boss of the world’s largest foreign currency dealer ICAP has revealed it ...

Clintons Cards stores to close as 2,800 workers face axe

By Rupert Steiner PUBLISHED: 16:22 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:22 EST, 16 May 2012 The gloom engulfing the High Street deepened last night after the administrator of ...

Thousands of UK jobs secured as Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant is saved

Thousands of UK jobs secured as Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant is saved

By Ray Massey, Transport Editor PUBLISHED: 13:37 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:37 EST, 16 May 2012 Vauxhall and its UK factory have been saved by a ground-breaking ...

FTSE Close: Greek euro exit dread hangs over markets

FTSE Close: Greek euro exit dread hangs over markets

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:19 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:45 EST, 16 May 2012 17.20 (close): London's leading shares index fell to its lowest point ...

Eurozone crisis: Greek investors pull ¿1.4bn in deposits out of banks in two days

Eurozone crisis: Greek investors pull ¿1.4bn in deposits out of banks in two days

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:04 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:04 EST, 16 May 2012 Greek citizens are withdrawing deposits from domestic banks at an increasing rate ...

How anyone can create a successful online business for next to nothing - The Final Chapter

How anyone can create a successful online business for next to nothing - The Final Chapter

By Andy Yates, Huddlebuy PUBLISHED: 10:30 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 10:30 EST, 16 May 2012 This is Money has teamed up with Huddlebuy.co.uk, Europe’s largest daily deals ...

New state pension age shock: 'Babies to work until 77'

New state pension age shock: 'Babies to work until 77'

By Becky Barrow PUBLISHED: 08:48 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 10:07 EST, 16 May 2012 Bleak predictions: Babies born in 2012 will not be able to claim ...

Facebook float gets boost with 25% extra shares

Facebook float gets boost with 25% extra shares

By This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:51 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 09:56 EST, 16 May 2012 The gigantic Facebook float is now even bigger after existing stockholders ...

Bank of England admits inflation will now overshoot for 'a year or so'

Bank of England admits inflation will now overshoot for 'a year or so'

By Adrian Lowery PUBLISHED: 05:40 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 08:06 EST, 16 May 2012 The Bank of England moved the goalposts for inflation once more today as ...

Airlines should compensate passengers on delayed flights up to £480 claims EU judge

Airlines should compensate passengers on delayed flights up to £480 claims EU judge

By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 07:32 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 07:32 EST, 16 May 2012 Airlines should pay out compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed for more ...

CML: Lending to first-time buyers surged 74% in rush to beat stamp duty holiday deadline

CML: Lending to first-time buyers surged 74% in rush to beat stamp duty holiday deadline

By This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:39 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 06:46 EST, 16 May 2012 The end of a stamp duty concession boosted lending to first-time ...

Greggs calls for Pasty Tax rethink and claims VAT change could force it to close shops and sack staff

Greggs calls for Pasty Tax rethink and claims VAT change could force it to close shops and sack staff

By This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:40 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 06:11 EST, 16 May 2012 Greggs has warned it may have to sack staff and shut ...

Care home providers pocket millions as they continue to charge sick residents £700 a week when they are in hospital

Care home providers pocket millions as they continue to charge sick residents £700 a week when they are in hospital

By Dan Hyde PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:41 EST, 16 May 2012 Dream became a nightmare: When elderly widow Pamela Smith was given a ...

Why hasn't Santander invested our money into the correct bonds?

Why hasn't Santander invested our money into the correct bonds?

By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 04:41 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:12 EST, 16 May 2012 Santander: Why hasn't it put the money in the correct bonds? My ...

We recently had solar panels installed by Evenvis, but it has charged us VAT at 20%, rather than the 5% it promised

We recently had solar panels installed by Evenvis, but it has charged us VAT at 20%, rather than the 5% it promised

By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 05:12 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:12 EST, 16 May 2012 My wife and I recently had PV solar panels installed by a company ...

I took out an endowment policy in 1987 and recently received a pay out - but why is it lower than I thought?

I took out an endowment policy in 1987 and recently received a pay out - but why is it lower than I thought?

By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 05:00 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:00 EST, 16 May 2012 In 1987, when I was 38, I took out an endowment policy for ...

Unemployment down but workers make do with more part-time jobs and below-inflation pay rises

Unemployment down but workers make do with more part-time jobs and below-inflation pay rises

By Ed Monk CREATED: 04:57 EST, 16 May 2012 Unemployment fell in the three months to March but the jobs boost came because those looking for full-time work ...

Eurozone crisis: From holidays to investments - how to keep your money safe

Eurozone crisis: From holidays to investments - how to keep your money safe

By Dan Hyde And Ruth Lythe PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:51 EST, 16 May 2012 The International Monetary Fund was today preparing for Greece to ...

Why did Ageas increase my car premium by £132 after I removed my diabetic wife from the policy?

Why did Ageas increase my car premium by £132 after I removed my diabetic wife from the policy?

By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 04:50 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:50 EST, 16 May 2012 My wife’s driving licence expired last year, and because she now has diabetes ...

Eurozone crisis: Markets and euro dive again as IMF prepares for Greek exit

Eurozone crisis: Markets and euro dive again as IMF prepares for Greek exit

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:20 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:37 EST, 16 May 2012 Warning: Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said ...

FTSE LIVE: Greek euro exit dread hangs over markets

FTSE LIVE: Greek euro exit dread hangs over markets

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:19 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:36 EST, 16 May 2012 10.00: Greece's woes are weighing heavily on markets again today.The FTSE ...

Fund supermarkets take thousands of pounds in baffling charges from investors

Fund supermarkets take thousands of pounds in baffling charges from investors

By Ruth Lythe PUBLISHED: 18:36 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:36 EST, 16 May 2012 Savers ploughing their cash into one-stop investment shops face losing thousands of pounds ...

TUI Travel and Thomas Cook draw contingency plans in case Greece leaves the euro

TUI Travel and Thomas Cook draw contingency plans in case Greece leaves the euro

By Daily Mail PUBLISHED: 04:21 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:21 EST, 16 May 2012 Britain's two biggest package holiday companies are making contingency plans in case Greece ...

New bank GE Capital Direct launches two easy access savings accounts

New bank GE Capital Direct launches two easy access savings accounts

By Sylvia Morris PUBLISHED: 04:19 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:19 EST, 16 May 2012 Today sees the launch of a new bank offering internet-based accounts to savers. ...

New mortgage rates rise as lenders seek to shore up battered finaances

New mortgage rates rise as lenders seek to shore up battered finaances

By Lauren Thompson PUBLISHED: 18:34 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:17 EST, 16 May 2012 Well fixed: Homeowners Rob Lewis and Rosa Suela MendezThe cost of a ...

JAMES CONEY: Investors turn to trackers as patience with fund managers runs out

JAMES CONEY: Investors turn to trackers as patience with fund managers runs out

By James Coney PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:10 EST, 16 May 2012 Investors’ patience at the desperate returns they are getting from their savings seems ...

How to get the best home insurance

How to get the best home insurance

By Simon Lambert PUBLISHED: 11:55 EST, 11 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:40 EST, 16 May 2012 Guide sponsored by HalifaxHome insurance is an everyday essential, protecting your property and ...

Savers should be getting ready to switch their cash Isas for a better deal

Savers should be getting ready to switch their cash Isas for a better deal

By Sylvia Morris PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:29 EST, 16 May 2012 Savers should be getting ready to switch their cash Isas for a better ...

Euro crisis helps Britons save up to 25% for summer holidays

Euro crisis helps Britons save up to 25% for summer holidays

By Sean Poulter PUBLISHED: 03:22 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:22 EST, 16 May 2012 The Euro crisis has delivered a bonus for British holidaymakers who can expect ...

ASK TONY: Ping-pong ding-dong on eBay cost us £400

ASK TONY: Ping-pong ding-dong on eBay cost us £400

By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 18:36 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:21 EST, 16 May 2012 I bought two table tennis tables on eBay for our community centre in ...

Unhappy customers head to Facebook and Twitter over call centres for better results

Unhappy customers head to Facebook and Twitter over call centres for better results

By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 02:48 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:01 EST, 16 May 2012 Savvy social media users are taking to Twitter and Facebook and shunning long ...

More than six million over-50s have no retirement savings, and will be forced to live on less than the minimum wage

More than six million over-50s have no retirement savings, and will be forced to live on less than the minimum wage

By Joanna Robinson PUBLISHED: 02:59 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 03:00 EST, 16 May 2012 More than 6million Britons aged over 50 have no pension plan in place ...

Santander and Lloyds withholding loans to to firms despite signing up to cheaper 'credit easing' funding

Santander and Lloyds withholding loans to to firms despite signing up to cheaper 'credit easing' funding

By James Salmon PUBLISHED: 01:04 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 01:06 EST, 16 May 2012 Lloyds and Santander were yesterday accused of starving small businesses of cheaper loans ...

Santander esaver interest rates hidden online - why is it so hard to find your rate?

Santander esaver interest rates hidden online - why is it so hard to find your rate?

By Lee Boyce PUBLISHED: 00:32 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 00:32 EST, 16 May 2012 Santander has delivered some top rates through its esaver account, yet it has ...

IMF prepares for a 'messy' Greek exit from the euro as Hollande meets Merkel to discuss fate of single currency

IMF prepares for a 'messy' Greek exit from the euro as Hollande meets Merkel to discuss fate of single currency

The IMF and the British government are both preparing for a possible Greek exit from the EuroIts head Christine Lagarde said the impact was hard ...

Panicky investors lose faith in City stock pickers and are bailing out of shares amid current economic turmoil

Panicky investors lose faith in City stock pickers and are bailing out of shares amid current economic turmoil

By Sam Dunn PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:57 EST, 15 May 2012 Panicky investors have lost faith in highly-paid City stock pickers and are bailing ...

Sick care home residents deprived of £700 a week for rooms and services they do not use because they are in hospital

Sick care home residents deprived of £700 a week for rooms and services they do not use because they are in hospital

By Dan Hyde PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:41 EST, 15 May 2012 Dream became a nightmare: When elderly widow Pamela Smith was given a ...

Will you be stuck with the second class state pension in retirement?

Will you be stuck with the second class state pension in retirement?

By Dan Hyde PUBLISHED: 18:36 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:36 EST, 15 May 2012 The Government is to unveil a blueprint for a new £155-a-week state pension. ...

From holidays to investments ¿ keep your money safe in euro meltdown

From holidays to investments ¿ keep your money safe in euro meltdown

By Dan Hyde And Ruth Lythe PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 Family holiday fears (clockwise from top left): Jade, 17, ...

The funeral plans that pay out less than you've saved when you die

The funeral plans that pay out less than you've saved when you die

By Lauren Thompson PUBLISHED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:35 EST, 15 May 2012 Thousands of older people are losing as much as £3,000 each from savings ...

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By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:45 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 21:22 EST, 16 May 2012 It’s a picture that captures so much of the Queen’s character: poised ...

Diet guru Dukan struck off at his own request over 'dangerous' advice for teenagers

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 21:17 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 21:17 EST, 16 May 2012 Nutritionist Pierre Dukan has been struck off as a doctor in ...

Social work cuts 'risking lives'

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You green wreckers! Garish recycling bags ruin the beauty of our Cornish holiday idyll, say Richard and Judy

By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 20:19 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 20:35 EST, 16 May 2012 They were attracted by the rugged coastlines and the unspoilt Cornish countryside.But Richard ...