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'Expenses fraud' MPs plead with court not to make them sit in dock... and then insist they should not be put on trial

(11/03 16:30 - Mail Online UK)
Labour MPs try to avoid sitting in the dock They insist parliamentary privilege should apply Next hearing at crown court on March 30 Three Labour MPs accused of expenses fraud provoked fresh public outrage today when they made an audacious attempt to

IN FULL: the criminal charges

(11/03 16:14 - Times Online)
David Chaytor, 60, of Todmorden, Lancashire, is accused of providing false information on an allowances form under the Theft Act 1968.

MPs and peer invoke parliamentary privilege as they plead not guilty to expenses charges

(11/03 16:06 - Guardian.co.uk)
David Chaytor, Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and Lord Hanningfield say the workings of parliament should be dealt with by parliamentThree Labour MPs and a Conservative peer facing charges over expenses claims appeared in court today to argue that their

MPs' expenses: three Labour MPs deny fraud charges

(11/03 15:31 - Telegraph)
The MPs, Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine, face charges of theft by false accounting. Appearing in the dock before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court they told District Judge Timothy Workman they denied any wrongdoing.

Newcastle Building Society returns to profit

(11/03 14:57 - Mortgage Strategy)
Newcastle Building Society has moved back into the black with a pre-tax profit of £100,000 for 2009 after posting pre-tax losses of £35.7m for 2008.

New details published of expenses charges faced by Labour MPs and Tory peer

(11/03 14:37 - Guardian.co.uk)
David Chaytor, Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and Lord Haningfield to face court todayNew details of the charges faced by three Labour MPs and a Tory peer were revealed in documents published ahead of their court appearance today. David Chaytor, the MP

'Shame on you': MPs and Tory peer heckled as they arrive at court to face expense fraud charges

(11/03 14:24 - Mail Online UK)
The three Labour MPs and Tory peer accused of swindling taxpayers with their expense claims faced public anger as they arrived at court today.

Care worker helped her husband launder £6m from mortgage scam

(11/03 13:40 - London Evening Standard)
Care home assistant who helped her crooked husband launder the profits of a

Northern Rock reports 'good progress' as annual losses fall

(11/03 13:39 - New Statesman)
Bank?s staff to receive £13.4m in bonuses despite losses, though chief executive Gary Hoffman will waive his until profit returns. In 2009 Northern Rock reported a loss of £257.4m, compared with £1.36bn in 2008.

The property market in Bath is hotter than ever

(11/03 13:38 - Telegraph)
There are three attributes people look for in a home in Bath, according to French chef and baker Richard Bertinet, who runs a cookery school in the city. "They want a view, a garden and a parking space," he says. "But you can only ever have two.

Government takes on advisers with free money helpline

(11/03 13:36 - This is Money)
Moneymadeclear will be staffed by financial experts who will offer consumers free advice on a range of money issues by telephone and face-to-face, as well as through the internet.

Cut the cost of your mortgage! - Video script

(11/03 13:33 - Lovemoney.com)
John Fitzsimons looks at three easy ways to reduce how much you are forking out on your mortgage each month John Fitzsimons looks at three easy ways to reduce how much you are forking out on your mortgage each month The recession may be officially

Santander cuts rates on fixed rate mortgages

(11/03 13:32 - Easier)
Santander has reduced rates by up to 0.40 per cent across its 4-year fixed rate mortgages, further enhancing its market leading offering for borrowers looking for a longer term fix.

Bonuses for Rock staff as losses shrink STATE-owned Northern Rock said losses shrank last year as bad debts be

(11/03 13:22 - Yorkshire Post)
STATE-owned Northern Rock said losses shrank last year as bad debts begin to fall, but warned high levels of impairments in its mortgage book are set to stay in 2010.

HSBC launches 1.99% mortgage

(11/03 12:17 - Money Marketing Online)
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Inflation worries stay muted in February

(11/03 12:03 - Times Online)
Consumers expect inflation to fall back to 2.5 per cent over the next year, figures indicate today, in some welcome news for the Bank of England.

HSBC launches 1.99% discount mortgage

(11/03 11:44 - Guardian.co.uk)
Smaller arrangement fee means HSBC's discount mortgage is market leaderHSBC is offering a market beating discount mortgage with a rate of 1.99% from Monday. The loan, set at a discount of 1.95% from its standard variable rate (SVR) of 3.94% for

FSA calls for tougher stress tests

(11/03 11:37 - Mortgage Strategy)
Lenders will have to undergo more stringent stress tests to prove to the Financial Services Authority they have enough capital to withstand a more prolonged downturn.

CML 's Budget submission

(11/03 11:24 - Mortgage Finance Gazette)
the Council of Mortgage Lenders has produced a Budget submission urging the government to commit to the ongoing funding of measures to help borrowers in financial difficulty.

HSBC launches 1.99% discount

(11/03 11:11 - Introducer Today)
th March 2010HSBC is set to launch a two-year discounted mortgage at 1.99 per cent offered at up to 60 per cent LTV. From 15 March, the loan will be offered with a GBP 999 booking fee and a maximum loan size of GBP 250,000.

UK remortgage market returns

(11/03 11:11 - Introducer Today)
th March 2010Property purchases took just over 47 per cent of mortgages sold by John Charcol in February, down from a peak of 58.5 per cent in November.

CML urges government for UK housing commitment

(11/03 11:11 - Introducer Today)
News Story Thursday 11th March 2010With the date of the Budget now confirmed as 24 March, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is urging the government to right a range of housing measures to commit including helping those struggling with mortgage

HSBC to launch 1.99% mortgage

(11/03 10:54 - Mortgage Solutions)
Mortage Solutions Mortgage Solutions HSBC will launch a two-year discou

Northern Rock boss defends bonuses

(11/03 10:23 - Times Online)
Northern Rocks boss yesterday defended the decision to pay staff almost 15 million in bonuses despite the state-owned banks loss of more than 250 million last year.

Property 'more affordable'

(11/03 09:23 - Telegraph)
Slight increases in average earnings, combined with falling mortgage rates, helped to offset the price rises seen last year, to leave housing affordability at its highest level since 2003, according to property website Zoopla.co.uk.

Financial Risk Outlook report reveals troubles in buy to let market

(11/03 09:03 - Bridging and Commercial)
A Financial Risk Outlook report published by the FSA has revealed that the post-crunch mortgage market is still rife with credit problems and potential risk.

Business News: Commercial property market recovery ?may be false dawn?

(11/03 08:43 - Wales Online)
RECOVERY in the commercial property market might prove to be a false dawn, a leading property agency has warned.

CML calls for housing commitment

(11/03 08:09 - Mortgage Introducer)
the Council of Mortgage Lenders is urging the government to commit to the ongoing funding of measures to help borrowers in financial difficulty.

FSA redesigns bank stress tests

(11/03 08:02 - Banking Times)
In its 2010 Financial Risk Outlook report, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told UK banks they must retain core tier one capital ratios of at least 4%. While acknowledging that the UK economy is expected to continue to recover, the regulat

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