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HMRC tax deal ruled 'not unlawful'

2:38pm Thursday 16th May 2013

THE "sweetheart" tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs and Goldman Sachs was procedurally flawed but not unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

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RBS set to axe another 1,400 jobs

2:36pm Thursday 16th May 2013

ROYAL Bank of Scotland has announced it is cutting 1,400 jobs in the latest round of redundancies since it was bailed out by the taxpayer.

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Brintons look at outsourcing

1:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

KIDDERMINSTER carpet company Brintons is consulting 25 employees on the possibility of transfering them to another company.

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Campaigners lose tax deal challenge

10:38am Thursday 16th May 2013

CAMPAIGN group UK Uncut Legal Action has lost its High Court challenge over the legality of the "sweetheart" tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs.

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Older women 'disappear from TV'

8:45am Thursday 16th May 2013

WOMEN on television are affected by a "combination of ageism and sexism" that does not apply to men, new figures show.

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Tories press on with EU poll plans

8:42am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE Tory leadership is to attempt to push forward plans paving the way for a future in/out EU poll by piggy-backing on backbench legislation.

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Google boss faces new tax grilling

8:40am Thursday 16th May 2013

GOOGLE will face a fresh grilling over its tax affairs after the global corporation was recalled to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.

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Charles to visit historic pottery

8:37am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE Prince of Wales will pay a visit to a Victorian pottery which was saved from closure by one of his charities.

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Cable warns on 'reckless' EU exit

8:35am Thursday 16th May 2013

LIBERAL Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable will today brand advocates of EU withdrawal "self-indulgent and reckless", as he warns that a British pull-out would mean an "exodus" of international firms from the UK and the loss of thousands of jobs.

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Skimpy uniforms spark strike talk

8:31am Thursday 16th May 2013

THE row over new "skimpy" uniforms for Virgin Trains staff could escalate into a strike.

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