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Cat Percy's having a paw-fect time
An adventurous Scarborough cat who often boards a train and travels to a North Yorkshire marine-life sanctuary for a spot of fish-watching is thoroughly enjoying his fast-spreading celebrity status.
October21stFSA seeks to ban self-cert loans
Plans to ban self-certification mortgages have been revealed by the City regulator.
October19thPayment protection insurance rethink
The competition watchdog was ordered today to reconsider its plan to ban the sale of controversial payment protection insurance alongside credit agreements.
October16thFSA 'plans mortgage product ban'
A mortgage expert has said a planned ban on self-certification mortgages, where people do not have to prove their income, could cause problems for those homeowners with one of the products as they might not be able to qualify for a mainstream loan.
October14thHundreds sue banks over mortgages
Three hundred homeowners unwittingly forced to pay an equivalent interest rate of up to 40% have won the right to sue Barclays and Bank of Scotland.
October6thRiver rescue dog nips lifeboat crew
A dog bit two lifeboat crew members as they tried to rescue her from the Thames Estuary, the RNLI has revealed.
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