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Insurance firms in 'pricing' probe

Seven insurance companies - including UK giants Aviva and Royal Sun Alliance - are under investigation after the consumer watchdog raised concerns over the...

Bike sales behind Halfords slump

A poor Christmas for sales of children's bicycles dominated trading figures from Halfords after the retailer forecast disappointing profits.The group, which has 464 stores...

Home Retail Group hopes for profits

The owner of the Argos chain has said its profits hopes remain intact after strong demand for laptops and toys helped it overcome "some...

FTSE down as festive reports mixed

Game Group and Argos owner Home Retail Group were the major share price winners in a busy session for Christmas trading updates.In contrast, supermarket...

Floodwaters start to recede in city

Deadly floodwaters have finally begun to recede from the devastated streets of Brisbane, while officials warned it could be days before people can return...

Birds 'died of alcohol poisoning'

Authorities in Romania have said dozens of starlings died of alcohol poisoning, not avian flu as feared.Romeu Lazar, the executive director of the veterinary...

2,000 jobs under threat at council

Around 2,000 jobs are at risk at Manchester City Council, it has announced.The authority said it has been "badly hit" by Government cuts and...

Wintry weather hits Tesco trading

Supermarket giant Tesco has said severe winter weather hindered its Christmas trading performance as it posted modest 0.6% like-for-like sales growth.The UK's biggest supermarket...

Suu Kyi in bid to revive party

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking to revive her political party in military-run Burma by launching an appeal to the Supreme Court...

Child maintenance system overhaul

Urgent reforms in the child support system are needed to halt the "tragic" scale of family breakdown, Families Minister Maria Miller has said.Statistics show...

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