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Stephen Womack, Financial Mail9 September 2007 Guide They share the dubious honour of being three of Britain's most expensive areas for home insurance. The residents of West Norwood, south-east London; Bacup in Lancashire, and Anfield in Liverpool, pay up to three times as much for buildings and contents cover than those living in the cheapest areas, which include Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Barnstaple in Devon, and Meifod in mid Wales. HONEYMOON'S OVER: Tim and Faye Jones live i ...

Simon Fluendy, Financial Mail9 September 2007, 11:50am Vote | Guide | Calculate Mortgage companies are quitting the risky 'interest-only' market amid fears that the sector could turn into Britain's version of the US 'sub-prime' loan crisis. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Q&A: Subprime meltdown Will subprime turmoil hit UK mortgages? Are mortgage rates about to rise? Global credit crunch: The impa ...

Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail9 September 2007, 11:35am Some of the country's biggest employers have been heavily criticised by a leading firm of pension consultants for not doing enough to encourage workers to make proper provision for retirement. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Global credit crunch: The impact on your shares, funds and pensions State pensions: Retirement confusion OTHER STORI ...

Andrew Foxwell, Financial Mail9 September 2007, 11:23am Shareholder pressure is mounting on Royal Bank of Scotland to lower its £48bn offer for Dutchbased ABN Amro or pull out of the race altogether. WANT TO KNOW MORE? RBS share price data OTHER STORIES S&N mobilises to fight Danes Market report: Friday close Yesterday's trading: Punters dig into Rio Retailers enjoy an i ...

Helia Ebrahimi, Financial Mail9 September 2007, 10:17am Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle is hatching secret plans to fend off a hostile takeover bid from Continental rival Carlsberg. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Scottish & Newcastle share price data S&N profits suffer in the rain Carlsberg moves closer to S&N takeover OTHER STORIES Market report: Friday close Yesterday's tradin ...

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Shares fell sharply in afternoon trade, with the DAX dropping more than 50 points, after fresh US employment data came in much worse than expected prompting investor worries that it may be indicative of a larger slump in the US economy. "Investors were looking to today's unemployment data partially as an indicator of how far the sub-prime lending crisis and su ...

ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Greek shares closed lower as international bourses were weighed by the US economy posting its first job losses in four years. The ASE general index dropped 0.9 pct to 4,816 and the blue chip index fell 1.2 pct to 2,556.4. The mid cap index slid just 0.2 pct to 6,278.8 and small caps closed 0.2 pct lower to 1,059.5. Decliners outnumbered advancers 183 to 67, while 80  ...

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Shares fell sharply in afternoon trade after fresh US employment data was much worse than expected, prompting investor worries that it may be indicative of a larger slump in the US economy. At 3.44 pm, the DAX was down 144.96 points or 1.90 pct at 7,477.26, after trading between 7,460.92 and 7,629.86. The MDAX declined 187.55 points or 1.83 pct to 10,071.12, while ...

(Update with full closing market report) ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Greek shares closed lower today as international bourses were weighed by the release of a surprise fall in US non-farm payrolls data - its first monthly decline in four years. The ASE general index dropped 0.9 pct to 4,816 and the blue-chip index fell 1.2 pct to 2,556.4. The mid-cap index slid just 0.2 pct to 6,278.8 and small ...

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - London shares fell back midafternoon in reaction to a surprise fall in US non farm payroll numbers which suggested to many the US economy could already be in recession, although sentiment was underpinned by hopes of a rate cut next week. By 3.00 pm, the FTSE 100 was down 68.0 points at 6,245.4, close to its session low of 6,226.1 and around 100 points below its peak o ...