Money http://money.aol.co.uk Money http://o.aolcdn.com/os/uk-money/images/feed-branding.png Money http://money.aol.co.uk en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Cycle sales to soar in sporting summerhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/10/cycle-sales-to-soar-in-sporting-summer/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/10/cycle-sales-to-soar-in-sporting-summer/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/10/cycle-sales-to-soar-in-sporting-summer/#comments Filed under:

Cycle sales to soar in sporting summer
Four wheels bad, two wheels good will be the summer's battle cry as Britain prepares for bicycling bonanza with sales of cycles expected to soar. Latest research by Mintel projects sales of bikes to reach an all time high - with the market set to... Read more

 

]]>motoringmotoring-guidenewsretailshoppingsportChris Wheal2012-05-10T02:46:00+00:00Beauty sold on Facebook and Twitterhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/beauty-sold-on-facebook-and-twitter/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/beauty-sold-on-facebook-and-twitter/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/beauty-sold-on-facebook-and-twitter/#comments Filed under:

Beauty sold on Facebook and Twitter
More than a third of beauty product buyers are using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to help them decide what to buy. Social sites are informing purchase decisions on beauty products for 34% of would-be buyers, according to research... Read more

 

]]>health-beautypolicyretailshoppingsocial mediatech-storiesChris Wheal2012-05-02T19:01:00+00:00Slough tops London as ID fraud capitalhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/slough-tops-london-as-id-fraud-capital/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/slough-tops-london-as-id-fraud-capital/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/05/02/slough-tops-london-as-id-fraud-capital/#comments Filed under:

Slough tops London as ID fraud capital
Slough has overtaken London to become the identity fraud capital of the UK. That's according to credit watcher Experian. The Berkshire town recorded 25 identity fraud attempts for every 10,000 households. Slough residents were targeted at around... Read more

 

]]>commentfraudID FraudnewsscamsChris Wheal2012-05-02T04:12:00+00:00Austerity cuts risk a UK Arab springhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/25/austerity-cuts-risk-a-uk-arab-spring/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/25/austerity-cuts-risk-a-uk-arab-spring/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/25/austerity-cuts-risk-a-uk-arab-spring/#comments Filed under:

Austerity cuts risk a UK Arab spring
Austerity measures and spending cuts mean Britain has been named as one of 37 countries facing an increased risk of civil unrest, riots, strikes and student protests last seen in Middle East countries. One of the world's leading political risk and... Read more

 

]]>businessdebt-adviceeconomyfinancial crisisinsurancenewspolicyrecessionriotsChris Wheal2012-04-25T04:52:00+00:00Germophobia ups anti-bacterial saleshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/germophobia-ups-anti-bacterial-sales/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/germophobia-ups-anti-bacterial-sales/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/germophobia-ups-anti-bacterial-sales/#comments Filed under:

Germophobia ups anti-bacterial sales
Easter bank holiday signals the start of the spring cleaning season and 7.3 million Brits (14%) claim to be more concerned about germs than they used to be and as many as 16% of Brits worry about germs in the home. Consumer research firm Mintel... Read more

 

]]>home insuranceretailshoppingtechnologyChris Wheal2012-04-06T03:47:00+00:00Brits want Churchill's face on the fiverhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/brits-want-churchill-s-face-on-the-fiver/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/brits-want-churchill-s-face-on-the-fiver/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/06/brits-want-churchill-s-face-on-the-fiver/#comments Filed under:

Brits want Churchill's face on the fiver
Most Brits want a new face on the fiver and Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, and Kate Middleton are the public's favourites for the job. After the Bank of England announced a redesign of the ten pound note last week, 68% of Britons told... Read more

 

]]>bankscashnewspolicyChris Wheal2012-04-06T03:01:00+00:00The ten silliest laws that face the chophttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/04/the-ten-silliest-laws-that-face-the-chop/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/04/the-ten-silliest-laws-that-face-the-chop/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/04/the-ten-silliest-laws-that-face-the-chop/#comments Filed under:

The ten silliest laws that face the chop
We all know the law is an ass (as Dickens wrote) but it takes the legal world's bigwigs to decide the top ten silliest laws. The Law Commission has proposed sweeping away more than 800 old laws that are cluttering up the statute book, which, it... Read more

 

]]>lawnewspolicyyour rightsChris Wheal2012-04-04T16:05:00+00:00Car and travel insurers scrap age limitshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/03/car-and-travel-insurers-scrap-age-limits/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/03/car-and-travel-insurers-scrap-age-limits/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/04/03/car-and-travel-insurers-scrap-age-limits/#comments Filed under:

Car and travel insurers scrap age limits
The insurance industry has promised to make it easier for older drivers to find car and travel insurance. The deal, which comes into force on Friday, means members of the Association of British Insurers will either offer cover or pass on requests... Read more

 

]]>car insuranceinsurancemotoringmotoring-guidenewstravelyour rightsChris Wheal2012-04-03T22:42:00+00:00Stamp Duty holiday upped house saleshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/stamp-duty-holiday-upped-house-sales/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/stamp-duty-holiday-upped-house-sales/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/stamp-duty-holiday-upped-house-sales/#comments Filed under:

Stamp Duty holiday upped house sales
First Time Buyers made the most of the Stamp Duty exemption pushing property sales to their highest level in four months in February. The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) market report showed an increase in the number of sales across... Read more

 

]]>home insurancehouse pricesmortgagesnewspropertyproperty-guidetaxChris Wheal2012-03-29T19:01:00+00:0012 crazy car insurance claimshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/my-car-insurance-and-other-animals/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/my-car-insurance-and-other-animals/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/29/my-car-insurance-and-other-animals/#comments Filed under:

12 crazy car insurance claims
Car insurance can pay out if your motor faces unprovoked attacks by peacocks, according to insurer Admiral, which has listed some of the silliest claims it has received. Animals feature high on the list. These include a puppy mistaken for a hand... Read more

 

]]>car insuranceinsurancemotoringmotoring-guidenewsChris Wheal2012-03-29T10:00:00+00:00Europe's mobile call and data costs cuthttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/europe-s-mobile-call-and-data-costs-cut/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/europe-s-mobile-call-and-data-costs-cut/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/europe-s-mobile-call-and-data-costs-cut/#comments Filed under:

Europe's mobile call and data costs cut
Eurocrats have agreed to slash the rip-off cost of mobile calls and data roaming charges when Brit's go abroad. A provisional a deal agreed by MEPs and the Danish Presidency of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday evening still needs to be approved... Read more

 

]]>billseuropemobilenewsphonepolicyChris Wheal2012-03-28T12:13:00+00:00Taxman adds 20% VAT to crime reportshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/taxman-adds-20-vat-to-crime-reports/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/taxman-adds-20-vat-to-crime-reports/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/28/taxman-adds-20-vat-to-crime-reports/#comments Filed under:

Taxman adds 20% VAT to crime reports
The taxman wants to charge VAT on crime. HMRC is adding insult to injury by whacking 20% VAT on crime reports sent to insurers. Every time you get burgled or mugged or have a car accident, the HMRC has told the police to make money out of your... Read more

 

]]>car insurancecrimecrime-storieshome insurancenewspolicytaxtax-storiesVATChris Wheal2012-03-28T02:38:00+00:00Website offers new cars at 40% offhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/26/website-offers-new-cars-at-40-off/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/26/website-offers-new-cars-at-40-off/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/26/website-offers-new-cars-at-40-off/#comments Filed under:

Website offers new cars at 40% off
A website that claims to be able to buy brand new cars at 40% below showroom prices hits the road this week. CarRush.co.uk says it will get the discounts by pooling orders from customers and negotiating bulk discounts with carmakers. It will work... Read more

 

]]>car insurancedealsdiscountsmotoringmotoring-guidenewsretailshoppingshopping dealsChris Wheal2012-03-26T07:45:00+00:00Budget 2012: Livehttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/budget-2012-live/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/budget-2012-live/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/budget-2012-live/#comments Filed under:

Budget 2012: Live
All the latest on the 2012 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne's speech as it happens and reaction to it. Keep an eye on the Budget with AOL Money, let us know how you think it will affect you and whether the government is doing the right things... Read more

 

]]>budgeteconomyfamilynewspolicytaxChris Wheal2012-03-21T07:09:00+00:00Herbal teas target the British cuppahttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/herbal-teas-target-the-british-cuppa/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/herbal-teas-target-the-british-cuppa/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/21/herbal-teas-target-the-british-cuppa/#comments Filed under:

Herbal teas target the British cuppa
The traditional British cuppa is under attack from poncey herbal alternatives. Research firm Mintel has found sales of English Breakfast tea have fallen, with fruit and herbal teas, Green tea and decaffeinated tea on the surge. Your proper... Read more

 

]]>alcoholnewsrecessionretailshoppingsupermarketsChris Wheal2012-03-21T02:55:00+00:00Water firms profit during hosepipe banhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/water-firms-profit-during-hosepipe-ban/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/water-firms-profit-during-hosepipe-ban/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/water-firms-profit-during-hosepipe-ban/#comments Filed under:

Water firms profit during hosepipe ban
Hosepipe bans in the southeast are the clearest indication yet that privatisation of British water companies has simply handed billions in profits to greedy shareholders at the expense of poor households. The average water bill in 1989 was... Read more

 

]]>billspolicyprivatisationsharesutilitiesChris Wheal2012-03-14T13:30:00+00:00Nanny state regulator wrong againhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/nanny-state-regulator-wrong-again/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/nanny-state-regulator-wrong-again/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/14/nanny-state-regulator-wrong-again/#comments Filed under:

Nanny state regulator wrong again
The new financial regulator looks like it's going to show all the excesses of a nanny state protecting idiot consumers for foolish behaviour and penalising companies that sell them what they ask for. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is soon... Read more

 

]]>advicecar insurancehome insurancenewsregulationshoppingChris Wheal2012-03-14T04:58:00+00:00Want the jubilee at Coronation prices?http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/want-the-jubilee-at-coronation-prices/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/want-the-jubilee-at-coronation-prices/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/want-the-jubilee-at-coronation-prices/#comments Filed under:

Want the jubilee at Coronation prices?
As the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations kick off we ask how prices in your shopping basket have changed since the Queen's coronation in 1953. Well, wages have gone up about 3,800% but bread has gone up more than 3,900% and the price of a decent... Read more

 

]]>employmentinflationnewspricesretailshoppingChris Wheal2012-03-10T04:24:00+00:00Tour guide jobs in demand as pay riseshttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/tour-guide-jobs-in-demand-as-pay-rises/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/tour-guide-jobs-in-demand-as-pay-rises/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/10/tour-guide-jobs-in-demand-as-pay-rises/#comments Filed under:

Tour guide jobs in demand as pay rises
The UK is a nation of wannabe tour guides and hotel bed testers with 15% of people dreaming of a job as a tour guide and more than 11% wanting to make a living testing the snooze factor of beds for a hotel chain. That's according to stats released... Read more

 

]]>careereconomyemploymentpaypalsportChris Wheal2012-03-10T02:52:00+00:00Celebrity trivia makes a mess of moneyhttp://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/08/celebrity-trivia-makes-a-mess-of-money/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/08/celebrity-trivia-makes-a-mess-of-money/http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/08/celebrity-trivia-makes-a-mess-of-money/#comments Filed under:

Celebrity trivia makes a mess of money
Four times as many Brits read about the economy than about celebrities but those most interested in celebrity gossip are more likely to have their finances in a mess. That's the result of a survey from research group Mintel, which found that four... Read more

 

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