Cameron to push for Dubai torture inquiry
The UK prime minister will press for probe into allegations that three Britons were tortured in Dubai when he meets the UAE president for trade talks
View ArticleUK pushes for Kuwait commercial ties
London launch event will be a shop window for investment in Kuwait, as the Gulf state and Britain aim to double bilateral trade to $4bn by 2014
View ArticleStart-ups opt for unusual offices
From a decoy battleship to the British Library, fledgling businesses are finding alternative workspaces are much cheaper â and can add brand caché
View ArticleHMRC defends âsweetheartâ tax settlements
Lin Homer, permanent secretary of HMRC has written to MPs saying the revenue collects the right amount of tax from big business
View ArticleNew £180m plan to redevelop Lordâs
Latest proposed overhaul of the home of cricket unites a warring membership bitterly divided over the MCCâs decision to scrap a more radical scheme
View ArticleLosing interest in interest-only loans
Kate Burgess trawls through the web, paperwork and best-rate tables in her search for an interest-only mortgage deal from a provider
View ArticleFCA acts to head off mortgage crisis
Watchdog says up to 1.3m homeowners due to repay loans over next 30 years face shortfalls averaging about £72,000. Up to 10% have no repayment plan
View ArticleSigns emerge of export orders pick-up
Purchasing managersâ index rises to 49.8 in April, up from 48.6 in March and just below the 50 mark that separates contraction from expansion
View ArticlePlain cigarette packaging plan dropped
Shares in Imperial Tobacco rise on news that branded packets can continue to be sold, granting the industry a reprieve from full advertising clampdown
View ArticleGoogle tax under renewed UK scrutiny
Googleâs claim its sales team is Dublin-based called into question after Reuters probe finds evidence of UK-based team, increasing companyâs tax bill
View ArticleOsborne in £24bn bank stakes dilemma
Getting the banks back into the private sector would be a coup, but how to sell the banks when the shares are â for now at least â âunder waterâ?
View ArticleBomb detector fraudster jailed for 10 years
James McCormick made more than $40m from sales of fake bomb detectors in Iraq alone, British police say, and had customers that included the UN
View ArticleFresh details emerge of Goldman tax deal
Material disclosed has shone further light on the deal and exposed the âdifficultâ relationship between HMRC and the investment bank
View ArticleDiamond misjudged public anger over bankers
Ex-Barclays chief says public anger towards bankers was deeper than he realised and queries the BoE governorâs role in his departure
View ArticleGoldman âsweetheartâ tax deal emerges
A âsweetheartâ tax deal between HMRC and Goldman Sachs was agreed partly to avoid âmajor embarrassmentâ to chancellor George Osborne, court told
View ArticleLondon traders back Cameron on Europe
The majority of London businesses are in favour of staying in the EU but only if changes are made to the conditions of membership
View ArticleBritish Land wins Shoreditch site auction
London-focused group beats off rivals to develop 22 new buildings on a 300,000 sq ft site that takes it into heart of countryâs technology industry
View ArticlePersonal insolvencies at five-year low
In the first quarter there were 25,006 individual insolvencies across England and Wales, down 27% compared with the same period last year
View ArticleData fuel optimism for second quarter
With signs of weakness in global manufacturing, the picture for the UK has looked brighter, with exporters benefiting from weaker pound
View ArticleBBC looks to tap bonds for world unit
The broadcaster is looking to raise money via a private placement which would mark the first time it has accessed the capital markets
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