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If you're on the verge of hitting your overdraft limit, don't panic. Here's how to steer clear of the charges.

Stamp duty on shares raises billions of pounds, but after 200 years is it time to scrap it?

Halifax announced today that is will reduce mortgage rates with effect from Saturday 19th July. For example, the bank's five year fix which was priced at 6.49% is now priced at 6.34%. This will be the second time in a week and the eighth time in the past year that the bank has announced decreases.

LONDON (Reuters) - The downturn in the economy still has further to run and recession cannot be ruled out, Bank of England Deputy Governor John Gieve warned on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Gross mortgage lending fell 3 percent in June to an estimated 23.8 billion pounds -- a 32 percent decline from June 2007, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Friday.

Escalating fuel prices and panic buying has led to a surge in motorists driving their cars with hardly any fuel, according to research from Britannia Rescue. This has driven an increase in cars breaking down due to running out of petrol.

LONDON (Reuters) - Gas prices are going to be more strongly influenced by global oil markets for the foreseeable future and householders will have to get used to spending much more on energy unless the surge in oil costs is reversed, Eclipse Energy Group said.

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