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Brendan Barber Tax rich at higher rate, says TUC    
People earning more than £100,000 a year should pay higher tax rates, the Trades Union Congress says.
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Benn denies fuel bill cave-in
Darling set to face union chill
Halifax bank sign Credit crunch 'to last into 2010'
The credit crunch is likely to last another 18 months, the head of the UK's largest mortgage provider warns.
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George Best Belfast City Airport is sold to the ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund at a price tag of £132.5m.
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Crude oil price drops below $106
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Nokia expects market share loss
Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon
Easyjet's passenger numbers rise
Informa shuns private equity bid
Slump hits Bentley car production
Deaths stop BHP ore output
US lifts some Belarus sanctions
Energy companies 'hike dividends'
One Laptop signs up with Amazon
Pakistan 'needs help' on economy
HMV reports weaker sales growth
UN says wealthy failing the poor
Chavez takes over fuel transport
Russian invasion spooks investors
Talks over Tata Nano car deadlock
Bank holds UK interest rate at 5%
YOUR MONEY
House prices in double-digit fall
PM rules out one-off fuel payment
New car sales 'hit by downturn'
Mortgage rates 'continue to fall'
ECONOMY
Slowdown 'to hit poor countries'
Job market jitters add to US woes
UK work week among EU's longest
Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%
COMPANIES
BP moves to settle Russia dispute
Premier Inn bolsters Whitbread
Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops
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BBC business editor Robert Peston
Bank boss warns that credit crunch will continue
Premier Travel Inn Gloom or boom?
Is it make or short break for UK budget hotels?
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Key US lenders to face new curbs
Mortgage interest help is limited
Financial abuse of elderly 'huge'
Car club members on the increase
US Boeing workers strike over pay
Global economy woes shake markets
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Oxfam shop Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch

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