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Sharp Fall In Arrears And Possessions
The number of properties taken into possession by mortgage lenders dropped by some 20% in 2001, according to figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. Fewer than 1 in 625 mortgages in the UK ended up as a repossession in 2001, compared with 1 in 130 back in 1991 when repossessions peaked.
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Breaking The Entrepreneurial Mould
Ernst & Young survey reveals a new generation of entrepreneurs who are more formally educated but still love to take risks
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The Economy And The Euro
The September 11 attacks in the USA were followed by a dramatic slump in economic confidence in Britain. MORI's Economic Optimism Index (EOI) at the end of September hit -56, its lowest point since the early 1980s, exacerbating an already precarious situation. (The August figure, -31, was already the lowest since November 1998).
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The Egg Index: 54% Of Britons Now Using Interactive Technologies
Egg/MORI report registers 37.5% increase in online banking in 6 months - now at 5.5 million users
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Clicking With Confidence This Christmas
DTI campaign shows that Internet shopping is safer than you think
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Are You A Fashion Leader, A Wannabe Or Just Plain Annoying?
A new survey reveals that 3.4 million people in Britain change their ring tone at least once a month.
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Children's Diets Seriously Short On Fruit And Veg
A MORI poll commissioned by The Cancer Research Campaign and the supermarket chain, Iceland, discovered that between five and six per cent of the children questioned had either eaten no fruit or no vegetables in the previous seven days.
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Public Would Suopport New Trade Deal at Doha
A UK international trade policy that puts the interests of poor countries on the same level as the interests of British business would receive the backing of most Britons according to a new MORI poll published today by CAFOD, the Catholic aid agency.
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CBI Renews Rate Cut Pressure As Report Shows How September 11 Is Hitting UK Business
Top employers' organisation kicks off national conference amid increasing economic uncertainty