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Home in on the best mortgage deals Telegraph.co.uk - 44 minutes ago Michelle Pughe-Parry recently arranged a new home loan and reports on her experience - as well as offering 10 top tips to ease the process . Abbey and Other Lenders Increase Mortgage Rates Merchant News Banks to defy Government and raise mortgages rates Times Online Oil 'to shoot back through $100' guardian.co.uk - 44 minutes ago The oil price will shoot back through $100 a barrel as soon as economic conditions return to normal, and will break through $200 threshold by 2030, say officials at the International Energy Agency. Clarity call over oil price policy The Press Association Oil price to bounce back with recovery, IEA warns Financial Times More jobs are lost as British car sales head for sharpest decline ... Times Online - 8 hours ago British car sales are likely to show their sharpest fall for 17 years when figures for October are published tomorrow. The Times has learnt that sales of new cars were worse than in September, when they fell by 21 per cent, and could have fallen by as ... More auto industry gloom as BMW profits fall and Jaguar extends ... Independent Wheels Come Off BMW Sales Sky News M&S profits fall as shoppers shun luxuries guardian.co.uk - 8 hours ago Marks & Spencer's profits crashed 44% in the first six months of this year as shoppers stopped buying expensive food treats and reined back their spending on clothing and homeware. Credit crunch may hit M&S's celebrity lineup Times Online A tale of two retailers Independent Property prices continue to decline Independent Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago FNB's house price index released yesterday revealed a real (ie adjusted for inflation) year-on-year decline of 9,6 percent. The average house price is now ... Government defends fees as students march in protest guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago The government has insisted that finance will not stop people from going to university, as thousands of students prepare to protest over tuition fees. Students to protest against top-up fees Reuters UK Call for action as fees protest goes on GazetteLive Post offices could take fingerprints for ID cards Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago Sub-postmasters could be asked to take fingerprints of their customers as part of the Government's plan for a compulsory identity card for every Briton. Two airports agree to trial ID cards Reuters UK ID card plans are 'still on track' The Press Association New car sales facing sharp fall BBC News - 1 hour ago Sales of new cars in the UK dropped sharply in October, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) are expected to show. Worst Car Sales Figures For Years Sky News Motor industry face five year slump Telegraph.co.uk Housebuilders cut jobs in the face of downturn guardian.co.uk - 9 hours ago The severity of the downturn in the building sector was spelt out yesterday with a shock profit warning from construction firm Rok and a gloomy update from housebuilder Redrow. Rok in a hard place as jobs axed Scotsman Building slowdown hurts Rok and Redrow Times Online Airport flights plummet Manchester Evening News - 3 hours ago MANCHESTER Airport has seen a dramatic fall in passengers and airlines with 2500 fewer flights per month. More than 500 international services have been withdrawn as airlines struggle in the current economic climate, including around 200 long-haul ... BMI abandons long-haul services out of Manchester Financial Times BMI stops Manchester transatlantic flights Crain's Manchester Business