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  • Mortgages: cut out the middle man for the best rates
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Increasingly, high street banks are not only by-passing brokers ? the only place a potential homebuyer can get truly impartial advice on a home loan ? but they are restricting their best offers to existing customers.

BBC Business News

  • Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:42 GMT
    Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
  • Bank customers in 'dire poverty'
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 GMT
    Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
  • Petrobras files $65bn share offer
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT
    The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
  • HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:19 GMT
    HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
  • Expert views
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:15 GMT
    Economists remain divided over the merits of spending cuts

BBC News

  • Anglesey council boss to stay on
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:26:16 GMT
    The interim managing director brought in to run a crisis-hit authority is to stay on for the forseeable future.
  • Six million hit by tax mistakes
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:15:27 GMT
    HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
  • Nine die in New Zealand air crash
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:05:04 GMT
    Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports.
  • BP blowout preventer 'removed'
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:55:07 GMT
    BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
  • Council could cut over 1,000 jobs
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:02:42 GMT
    One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs.

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