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Used car dealers shamed in report

As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle

3:24am Thursday 18th March 2010

As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

Government condemned over bill

A spending watchdog has said Labour spent more than £780 million on reorganising Government departments

8:23am Thursday 18th March 2010

Labour has spent more than £780 million on reorganising government departments and their associated bodies over the last five years despite producing no tangible benefits for taxpayers, the Whitehall spending watchdog has said.

Anxious students 'mired in debt'

Students are mired in debt, anxious and struggling to cope, says a study

7:28am Thursday 18th March 2010

University students are mired in debt, anxious and struggling to cope with their academic, work and social life, a study has suggested.

Public sector borrowing figures due

The latest figures on public sector borrowing are being published

3:11am Thursday 18th March 2010

Public sector borrowing figures due to be published are expected to show further pain for Britain's finances, but forecasts are on course to undershoot Treasury projections.

Call for better fraud detection

A report has called for the DWP to be more rigorous in detecting fraud

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

The Department of Work and Pensions has been urged to be more rigorous in detecting fraud in employment programmes operated by private and voluntary sector contractors.

Report criticises housing scheme

The Government has been told to get a stronger grip on a social housing programme

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

The Government has been told to "get a stronger grip" on a multibillion-pound programme to improve social housing in England, after a parliamentary report found ministers did not have precise figures on the cost of the work or the number of homes involved.

Bosses and unions in Budget row

Bosses and union leaders have different views on how to lead the country out of recession

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Business and union leaders have made last-minute presentations to the Government ahead of next week's Budget, with differing views on how to lead the country out of recession.

Cigarette tax 'should be raised'

A think-tank has said cigarette tax should be raised

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Tax on cigarettes should be massively increased to pay for health measures such as a £10-a-week "reward" for pregnant women who give up smoking, a think-tank has said.

Call for financial products testing

A report has called for more testing of financial products

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

Financial products should be tested on ordinary consumers before they are allowed to go on sale, a report has said.

Parents 'help kids buy first home'

A survey found more than half of young people will need their parents' help to buy their first home

12:49am Thursday 18th March 2010

More than half of young people think they will be unable to buy their own home without financial help from their parents, research has shown.


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