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The week: Property price record; Lampedusa drownings; 'basically' banned

19 October 2013

9:00 AM

19 October 2013

9:00 AM

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Shares in Royal Mail, floated on the stock market at 330p, began trading at 475p. SSE, the energy supplier, raised prices by 8.2 per cent, and other suppliers were expected to follow suit. Ofwat, the water regulator, said it would block Thames Water’s request to increase bills by up to 8 per cent next year.

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