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2006

21/08/2006 'E'-breaks are the new tea breaks
17/08/2006 Fans show divers the red card
20/07/2006 Virgin Money Big V CD Project
13/07/2006 Ben Fogle Grabs New World Speed Sailing Record
01/07/2006 Virgin Money extends 0% p.a. balance transfer offer to 12 months
15/06/2006 UK's car friendliest town revealed
08/06/2006 1.3 billion hour TV marathon for World Cup fans
23/05/2006 Fans give up season tickets as costs soar
09/05/2006 Sean Connery still holds a licence to thrill!
03/05/2006 Virgin Money Makes A Splash With The Big V Race
02/05/2006 New Virgin Money Game Lets You Vent Frustrations
27/03/2006 Virgin Money reveals the grim reality of living on a state pension
20/02/2006 Posh parties cost parent £1.25 billion
17/02/2006 Virgin Money slams the CBI for pensions road-blocking
15/02/2006 Fans turn their back on football as costs soar
15/02/2006 Women spend more on beautiful game than on beauty products and haircare...
10/02/2006 New Research reveals over 8 million still aren't saving for retirement
01/02/2006 Brits spend £19.8 Billion to battle the New Year Bulge
09/01/2006 Millions of Brits could be counting the cost of cancer
09/01/2006 Time to take ‘cover’ as Sir Richard Branson launches 'The Big V’

2005

06/12/2005 Ferdinand scores as the UK's worst football star driver
26/11/2005 On the twelth day of Christmas...
24/10/2005 Virgin Money sponsors the world crazy golf championships 2005
01/10/2005 Bet crazy Brits spend £5 billion a year online
22/09/2005 British drivers demand new road signs
31/08/2005 Virgin Money launch new Guaranteed Equity Bond
22/08/2005 New 99p coin will save Brit's millions
21/07/2005 Beach is best for holiday Brit's
29/06/2005 High street 'Celebrity spending' trend slows
15/06/2005 Family values equal happiness for upbeat Brit's
19/05/2005 Rover and out for traditional pet names
16/05/2005 Love seeking singles should head for th Med
29/04/2005 Two thirds of UK drivers stop for injured animals
04/04/2005 Football is the loser in the game of love
23/03/2005 Distracted drivers are dicing with death
14/03/2005 ‘Keeping up with Bree’ costs British housewives £5 billion
10/03/2005 Over £392 billion of pensions going up in smoke!
07/02/2005 Dieting bill weighs in at £78 million for flab fighting Brit's
12/01/2005 Brit's demand the right to defend home against burglars

2004

17/12/2004 Year of soialising costs Brit's £29 billion
08/12/2004 Owners could be killing their pets with kindness this Christmas
12/11/2004 Money worries mean new dads are more grey haired
13/10/2004 8.2 million motorists about to be caught cold this winter
16/09/2004 UK women spending £4.3bn to match celebrity lifestyle
20/08/2004 Virgin Money gets dirty with white man van
02/08/2004 Parent splash out £6.3 billion to give kids 'designer dens’
12/07/2004 Parents set for £6.5bn school holiday bill
08/07/2004 Virgin Money wins four top awards
14/06/2004 Virgin Money launches 9 month 0% balance transfer card
05/06/2004 Insurance idles count the cost
18/05/2004 10 million pension adviser wanted
12/05/2004 Virgin launches car, home, travel and pet insurance
27/04/2004 Virgin takes 100% ownership of Virgin Money Group
21/04/2004 Forty is the new fifty say men in a mid-life crisis
15/04/2004 New EU law could make women's life insurance soar
15/04/2004 Virgin Money slashes online personal loan rates
07/04/2004 Virgin Money and Lastminute.com announce new credit card
29/03/2004 Virgin Money open all hours for last minute investors
12/03/2004 Virgins fury at ‘Big boy's’ attempt to sink stakeholder
10/03/2004 Football fans splash out £1bn on the beautiful game
04/02/2004 Dad’s duties worth £14,500 to UK families
14/01/2004 New generation of workers' shun dream of early retirement

2003

10/12/2003 Christmas starts with me, say self-indulgent shoppers
19/11/2003 Match us and we'll save say UK workers
05/11/2003 £3.4 billion is lost in black hole of borrowing
28/10/2003 Virgin comment on child trust funds
08/10/2003 Stressed out women spark £670 million boom in 'spiritual spending'
17/09/2003 Bonuses are fastest growing work perk as economy slows
03/09/2003 Nation's kids could be £14,453 better off
31/07/2003 Becks and Churchill are dream team for British cash
15/07/2003 Virgin says Sandler stampede unlikely
25/06/2003 Virgin welcomes yet another pensions consultation!
25/06/2003 BBe bolshy for better pay say Britain's bosses
13/06/2003 Malcolm Wicks must think again to solve crisis
20/05/2003 Virgin fears for pension minister lost in "long grass"
16/05/2003 British men's £959 million first date beauty bill
12/05/2003 Virgin Money goes down under
29/04/2003 Virgin Money backs new incentive for savers
14/04/2003 Virgin Money urges consumers to get card 'clever'
10/04/2003 Two cheers for child trust funds
26/03/2003 Opt-out system could provide solution to pension crisis
24/03/2003 Virgin Money offers three ways to beat the ISA deadline
18/03/2003 Virgin Money income fund tops the UK corporate bond table
19/02/2003 New survey reveals that fund managers have hit new low
20/01/2003 Virgin Card attracts more than 200,000 customer in the first year

2002

29/11/2002 Virgin Card Cuts The Cost Of Christmas
25/11/2002 Virgin Calls For Government To Simplify Child Trust Funds
14/11/2002 SME’S Starting To Tackel The Pension Crisis
13/11/2002 Virgin Launches High Flying Credit Card
04/11/2002 Virgin Offers TLC for NU's "Unloved" Stakeholders
26/09/2002 Paternity Leave Is The Fastest Growing Work Perk In UK
12/09/2002 Reality Bites As Workers' Early Retirement Dreams Fade
30/08/2002 Life Is Cheap - And Getting Cheaper!
30/08/2002 Virgin Card hits the 100,000 mark
18/07/2002 Virgin Money Scoops Top Industry Awards
11/07/2002 Virgin Rues Missed Opportunities
09/07/2002 Virgin Welcomes Sandler To The 1% World
01/07/2002 Virgin Highlights 'Pay-As-You-Go' Heathcare Trend
05/06/2002 Virgin Launches Two New 0% Credit Cards
21/05/2002 Virgin Takes on Sharks with New Personal Loan
03/04/2002 MPs Vote In Favour Of Pension Compulsion
19/03/2002 Share In The Stock Market With New Virgin Dealing Service
21/02/2002 Virgin Money Reports Active Funds Underperform Stockmarket In 2001
12/02/2002 Women Storing Up Trouble When It Comes To High Street Credit
30/01/2002 Virgin Puts Money To The Fore With High Street Move
22/01/2002 Virgin Slams AUTIF's Claims On Past Performance
17/01/2002 Virgin Takes On The 'One-Size Fits All' Credit Card Market

2001

03/12/2001 Virgin Reveals Plans For Credit Card Launch
02/11/2001 Virgin Upgrades £275 Million Corporate Bond Fund
23/10/2001 Virgin Warns Past Genetics Mistakes May Return To Haunt Insurers
01/10/2001 Stakeholder Pensions Fuel Rush For Retirement Saving In 2001
19/09/2001 Men And Women At Odds Over Family-Friendly Workplace Perks
21/08/2001 Virgin Calls For Pensions Industry Clean Up Over "OMO" Annuities
06/08/2001 UK Firms Face Paying Out £2.5 Billion In Stakeholder Fines
11/07/2001 Virgin Direct Scoops Three More Leading Personal Finance Awards
27/06/2001 Virgin Direct And Virgin One Dominate Consumer Finance Awards
25/06/2001 Falling Cost Of Life Insurance Bucks The Ever Rising Cost Of Living
20/06/2001 Time To Put The Customer First
13/06/2001 Get A Life Online In Just Ten Minutes With New Virgin Direct Website
30/05/2001 Good Things Come In Threes For Tracker Investors
15/05/2001 The Risky Business Of Managing Money
08/05/2001 Children Of The Pensions Revolution Opt For Stakeholder
01/05/2001 Virgin Backs Watchdog's Call For Ban On Use Of Genetic Tests For Insurance
04/04/2001 26,000 Virgin Customers Will Be Going To The Stakeholder Ball
03/04/2001 Courtney Love Demands Pension From Employer
03/04/2001 Virgin Welcomes Call For Ban On Genetic Tests For Live Insurance
19/03/2001 Active Fund Managers Add To Market Misery
14/02/2001 Investors Lose As Pseudo Trackers Come Out Of The Closet
14/03/2001 New Report Reveals Less Risk To Investing In UK "Blue Chip" Firms
01/02/2001 Virgin Direct Calls For A Three Year Ban On The Use Of Genetic Tests By Insurers
23/01/2001 AMP & Virgin to integrate Virgin Direct and Virginmoney operations
21/02/2001 Virgin Welcomes Gene Test Climbdown
04/01/2001 Time To Get Tracking