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By Steven Davies

A body that represents letting agents launched a new scheme last week designed to protect tenants from unethical practices in the industry.

Agents who belong to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) will have to abide by a new code of practice, meaning they will have to secure professional qualifications and set aside time to make sure these are up to date.

The House of Lords has urged the Government to step up its anti-terror plans for the 2012 Olympics.

A report by the house's EU Committee suggests the UK should make immediate contact with the union's emergency task force to reduce the potential impact of any attack during the games.

The London Olympics have been granted a £461million bail-out by the government following a short-fall in private funding.

The lack of outside investment has forced ministers to use emergency funds to cover the construction of the athletes village and media centre.

The Government has announced a 2.5 per cent cut in VAT until the end of 2009 as it moves to combat the effects of recession.

Chancellor Alistair Darling pledged to slash VAT to 15 per cent from next Monday (December 1), reportedly saving consumers around £12.5billion.

London City Airport will become a pioneer for the controversial ID card scheme.

Staff at the Royal Docks site will be among the first wave of UK nationals to be given compulsory cards despite criticism of the plan from unions.

Heathrow operator BAA has announced details of its £230million investment in the Crossrail project.

Transport minister Lord Adonis appeared at Paddington station on Tuesday to reveal the extent of the company's contribution to the £16billion London link.

BARCLAYS and HSBC are among the UK banks who have signed up to a rescue package drawn up by the Government.