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Council tax hell on way

COUNCILS across Britain are gearing up for huge tax rises, blaming the credit crunch for gaping holes in their budgets.

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Big crunch is making its Marks

WHILE Marks & Spencer model Lily Cole shows off her assets, far right, the High Street giant has seen its figures fade.

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Credit crunch: £2 chicken in store

SHOPPERS can now buy a whole chicken for just £2 as supermarkets wage a price war.

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Bradford & Bingley rescue ‘OK’

THE European Commission rubber-stamped Bradford & Bingley’s nationalisation in less than a day yesterday as it sought to limit the fall-out from the global financial crisis.

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Bankers’ bail plea

BANKS are pressing the Government to guarantee £890billion of customer deposits.

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Car giant back 4-day week

THE credit crunch has driven a bulldozer through Britain’s motor industry with Ford starting a four-day week.

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Slump at the altar

MORE than a quarter of people have scaled back their wedding plans because of the current financial climate.

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Tesco booms thanks to its foreign parts

STEPPING up overseas expansion, including moves into the Czech Republic, has helped Tesco weather difficult conditions at home.

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400 ITV jobs for the axe

THE credit crunch hit ITV News yesterday when it announced plans to axe more than 400 jobs.

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Brits warned of new money crisis

BRITS have been warned to expect economic meltdown unless deals are struck to halt the global crisis.

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It’s Far better in East

TOURISTS looking for late-year foreign sun will find their money stretches furthest in the Far East, it was revealed yesterday.

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Posh nosh is ditched

NEARLY half of British shoppers have switched to cheaper supermarket brands as the credit crunch bites.

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PARENTS are taking on excessive debt to provide for their children.

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SHARES soared yesterday on hopes the US government will agree a £380billion bail-out for the financial sector.

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DOCTORS have attacked plans by insurance giant Norwich Union to give smokers bigger pensions – because they are expected to die sooner.

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Imperial lighting up

IMPERIAL Tobacco, the maker of Lambert & Butler and Embassy cigarettes, will prove resilient in the face of consumer downturn and new government regulation, said its chief executive yesterday.

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Laura Ashley boosted by fashion sale

RETAILER Laura Ashley today reported higher half-year earnings as increased clothing sales offset a slump in demand for furniture and decorating products.

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Only on the loan

I WANT to consolidate some debts but when I last looked it seems interest rates for loans have gone through the roof since the credit crunch started.

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How to invest my cash?

AN endowment policy I had years ago has just matured and after paying off my credit card bill I have a few grand I’d like to invest.

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MY fixed-rate mortgage deal comes to an end in January.

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£5,000 fine for leaving bin out

HOUSEHOLDERS face fines of up to £5,000 if they leave their wheelie bins out on the street.

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Superbank fears

THE City yesterday gave a thumbs-down to Lloyds TSB’s £12billion all-share merger with HBOS.

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LLOYDS TSB was locked in talks last night on a takeover of the Halifax Bank of Scotland group.

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Cost of food's now going down

CONSUMERS received a glimmer of hope yesterday with signs that prices for food and fuel are beginning to come down.

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