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Much has been said about not having more than ?50,000 in any one bank or financial institution, this being the sum that is guaranteed should an institution collapse. When a Bank is to a large extent...
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I have a website created with MS Publisher and use its integral facility to 'Publish to the Web'. The website works well with Internet Explorer browser, but I decided to download Firefox, in addition,...
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For decades there have been references to the 'third world' and 'developing countries' but how are those terms defined? At what stage does a country become 'developed' ? They probably have very...
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I bought a new bump feed strimmer and spent Easter trying to sort out my garden. I'm so mad with the strimmer I intend to take it back to the shop where I bought it and dump it there in disgust. Yes I...
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My garden hedge has a ditch the other side and I've had rats dealt with by the pest control man, but they've now come back again and burrowed into my compost bin. Can anyone please suggest a suitable...
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Is Google playing April Fool? Until now I have been able to delete browsing history by clicking Tools> Internet Options> Delete> Delete history. From today I have only to enter one or two...
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I shop on line and secure encrypted payment used to be symbolised by a gold padlock in the sym tray bottom right. Since my computer went in for a service (a fresh start from a formatted hard drive)...
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Much as I love a packet of crisps now and again they're very expensive for what they are. I'm no mathematician, but it seems to me that a 25g bag of crisps at say 20.5p means potato at well over ?4.00...
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I have a BT Quartet 1100 cordless phone that needs a new Ni-Cd battery. Many sites on the Internet provide for this model but specifications are not quite the same as the original battery. There are...
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I have an old creamy/beige Economy 7 storage heater in my sitting room, approx 80cm wide x 70cms high, and would like to freshen it up and give it a new lease of life. Does anyone know of a suitable...
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Burglary can be anyone's misfortune and callers pretending to be officials are not unusual. People on their own are often advised to use a door chain, but imagine cowering behind a chained slightly...
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I've just spent ages looking at BT's website and apparently have what is called an 'unlimited week-end plan' at ?10.27 per month, which presumably I'm paying for whether I use it or not. I make very...
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I read on the news that the Royal Bank of Scotland proposes to sell off part of its business, including much of its toxic debt. Will someone please explain toxic debt - how is it different from any...
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Interesting to see in AB Editor's blog that Ed is thinking about giving us a kind of 'Facebook application which will allow us to see messages and .... do all sorts of things'. I haven't a clue how to...
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Bank problems make me wonder why we don't hear more about building societies. Are they a safe and reliable means of saving? Would it be a good or bad thing to withdraw money from a bank and put it in...
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My home is 'all electric' and if there was a prolonged power failure I would freeze, except for a camping stove to boil a kettle and fill a hot water bottle. I'm not keen on portable gas heaters and...
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I used to have a pep with HBOS which was converted to a shares ISA. Decided to sell up but lost about 80% of what I had originally saved. Never again! What experience do others have and are any ISAs...
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Dear Ed, The Financial world is so complicated I resent spending time seaching for the meaning of various terminology, for example:- 'Preference' and 'ordinary' shares, hedge funds, primary and other...
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I see on the news that Maidstone Prison is to become a centre of excellence for the treatment of sex offenders. Does anyone know what this means in practice? It sounds to me like changing leopards'...
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I'm sick of hearing about the PC Brigade. Presumably they have names. Does anyone know who they are, or do we have to go on being ruled by invisible people? It's time they stood up to be identified.

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