Byers denies Railtrack allegations
The former transport secretary Stephen Byers today rejected allegations by Railtrack shareholders that he deliberately set out to renationalise the company without paying...
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Law student wins big penalty charges case
A law student has won a groundbreaking victory over the penalty charges levied by banks when customers go overdrawn or are late with payments.
Stephen Hone, 29, from Pl...
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Baugur fraud charges may include Arcadia deal
Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the Icelandic businessman trying to mount a takeover of Somerfield supermarkets, is preparing to fight a string of charges in his native country t...
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NHS inspectors reveal hole in foundation finances
Four of the government's flagship foundation hospitals are projecting deficits of more than ?3m, according to research published today.
Bradford, Chester, Peterborough a...
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Brussels plans 'dramatic' overhaul of CAP
The European Commission is planning a radical overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy. The CAP currently costs European taxpayers £30 billion.
In the midst of a...
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Sick of NHS reforms
So-called "privatisation" is no longer the big issue. Nor is payment by results, practice-based commissioning, or choose and book - all done deals, though not quite up an...
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Our very own Enron
How much longer can this farce carry on? Everywhere the chickens released by the government's private finance initiative are not so much coming home to roost as crashing ...
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Byers to defend Railtrack decision
Stephen Byers, the former transport secretary, is to fight claims in court this week that he deliberately pushed Railtrack into receivership.
He plans to cite internal t...
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BHP to fight biggest tax bill
BHP Billiton, the mining group, has received a tax bill of nearly $A1bn (£425m) from the Australian government, the company said yesterday.
BHP shares fell 7.5p to...
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Hedge funds may be 'testing boundaries' of insider dealing
Some hedge funds may be "testing the boundaries" of insider trading laws, chief City watchdog the Financial Services Authority said yesterday.
The warning was made in a...
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