The Government's financial watchdog, the National Audit Office, has today praised the improving quality of Departments' accounts. |
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A new report has found that average UK pay rises remained constant at three per cent in the three months to February. |
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Software giant Microsoft has today been fined €497.2 million (£331 million) by the European Commission for abusing its dominance of the personal computer software market. |
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Confusing phone bills are making it harder for consumers to make an informed choice over their telephone supplier, according to a Committee of MPs. |
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Party members have voted overwhelmingly to seek to scrap council tax at the Liberal Democrat spring conference in Southport. |
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Deputy prime minister John Prescott has claimed that local councils are heeding warnings issued by the government about rising council tax bills. |
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Councils up and down the country are set to raise council tax by more than double the rate inflation, a new survey has revealed. |
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Energywatch has today warned customers to be on their guard against telephone scams. |
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Millions of UK families are benefiting from an estimated £14,500 worth of unpaid labour each year. |
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Tickets for a European-wide lottery will go on sale this weekend. |
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Retail sales rose at their fastest annual pace in nearly two years in January, according to a new survey. |
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If current ideas from Microsoft and Yahoo progress, in a couple of years time email could become a pay-per-usage system. |
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One in five job vacancies in England remains unfilled because of skills shortages, a new report claims. |
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New rules introduced yesterday will now make it easier for gas and electricity customers to switch supplier. |
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A survey has shown that UK consumer confidence has risen since the New Year. |
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Less than a month into 2004 and 44 per cent of UK adults admit that their New Year's resolutions have fizzled out, new research shows. |
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Job prospects for graduates are looking up in 2004, according to a new report. |
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Pay settlements in the UK have remained steady during the turn of the year, a new survey suggests. |
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Childcare costs have risen so rapidly in recent years that almost three-quarters of parents are struggling to find affordable childcare in their area, a new report claims. |
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GENEVA, SWI - An aviation expert with Flight International has expressed his shock that Swiss army knives can be bought at Geneva Airport after passengers have passed through passport control and security checks. |
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