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EU urges faster cut of UK deficit
     Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.

Petrol price 'to hit record high'
     Petrol prices in the UK could hit a record average high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according to the AA.

Expats lose pension freeze case
     More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.

Shell to cut a further 1,000 jobs
     Royal Dutch Shell says it will shed a further 1,000 jobs by the end of next year as part of its cost cutting programme.

HMRC drops Portsmouth challenge
     HM Revenue and Customs drops its legal challenge over the validity of Portsmouth football club's move into administration.

Kraft says sorry about Keynsham
     The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant.

First-time buyers face price rise
     First-time buyers faced UK house prices that were 8.9% higher in January than a year earlier, government figures show.

Delay for hedge fund rules vote
     European finance ministers delay plans to vote on a new regulation of hedge funds and venture capitalists.

Nest charges set at 0.3% of funds
     Members of the forthcoming new state pension scheme - the National Employment Savings Trust - will be charged 0.3% of their funds each year.

Champagne sales 'losing fizz' but UK is still top market
     The UK is still the world's largest export market for Champagne despite a fall in sales, industry figures say.

New gloss on inflation as basket of goods displays changing tastes
     Lip gloss and hair straighteners replace lipstick and hair dryers in the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation.

Kraft's reputation
     Does the firm care what Cadbury's people think?

Open all hours?
     Are UK workers being forced to work part-time?

IMF in Europe
     What would a European Monetary Fund look like?

Robert Peston
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Consumer protection
     Gym management company scrutinised

Commercial property
     London sees better deals for business

Human rights
     British Government breaches rights

Social care scrutinised
     Law Commission wants change

Medical statements
     Changes introduce 'fit to work' note

Fair trading
     Aggregate industry merger accepted

Data protection
     Forthcoming election brings warning

Equality
     New public sector guidance for transgender issues

Consumer protection
     Credit brokerage adverts come under scrutiny

Data protection
     Mortgage company breaches the rules

Energy efficiency
     Smart driving encouraged by industry leader

Residential property
     Rental rates rise

Prison service
     High Court finds prison service in breach of the law

Worker's rights
     Charity calls for better rights to tackle poverty.

Consumer protection
     Unemployed targeted by scammers