Abbey latest to cut mortgage rates

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Abbey has become the latest lender to announce it was cutting its mortgage rates in a further sign that competition is returning to the market.

Arrest made over eBay computer sale

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer said to contain the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.

Force denies discrimination claims

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

MP issues fuel poverty warning

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.

Hospital care discrepancies found

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Patients may have a vastly different experience of NHS hospital care depending on whether they live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, it has been reported.

Court to rule on 'torture' evidence

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

The High Court is due to announce whether it will order the Government to disclose 'secret' material which an al-Qaeda suspect says supports his case that evidence against him was obtained by torture.

Zoom travellers seeking way home

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Hundreds of travellers left stranded following the collapse of low-fare airline Zoom are facing up to the fact they will have to make their own way home.

Search teams to enter fire-hit home

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Investigators are hoping to be able to enter the fire-ravaged home of a missing millionaire and his family amid fears they may be dead inside.

Three to face PM death plot charges

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Three men are due to appear in court charged over an alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister.

Pay deals falling behind inflation

2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Average pay deals are increasing, but they are still falling further behind the rising rate of inflation, according to a report.

Abbey latest to cut mortgage rates

Updated 2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

Abbey has become the latest lender to announce it was cutting its mortgage rates in a further sign that competition is returning to the market.

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