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Osborne raises bank taxes by £800m

Chancellor George Osborne has hit the banks with a surprise £800 million tax hike as he announced the Government's new bank levy was to...

China interest hike hits miners

The world's fastest growing economy has hiked interest rates in a move that dragged mining stocks into negative territory.Investors feared China's decision to raise...

Bids invited for Games stadium wrap

A plan has been launched to resurrect the Olympic Stadium wrap, a 900m (984-yard) hi-tech fabric curtain surrounding the showpiece venue. London 2012 chief...

Fuel cost protesters lobby Treasury

Protesters against high petrol prices have taken their campaign to Whitehall, urging the Government to abandon its planned fuel duty increase.Led by TV presenter...

Higher prices boost BG profits

Gas exploration firm BG has reported a better-than-expected rise in fourth quarter profits despite a surprise drop in production.The former British Gas firm said...

Slow recovery hits bank's bad debts

The owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks has seen a deterioration in bad debts after the UK's economic recovery faltered at the end...

FTSE shakes off bank levy move

Chancellor George Osborne's move to increase the levy on banks to £2.5 billion this year has had little impact on leading shares in the...

Prosecutor seeks Berlusconi trial

Prosecutors want to put Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi on trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then used his...

Change in Tunisia 'must be swift'

Foreign Secretary William Hague used a visit to Tunisia to declare that change in the country where protests sparked flare-ups across the region must...

Cambridge 'to charge maximum fees'

Cambridge University is proposing to charge students the maximum £9,000 in tuition fees from next year, it has been revealed. Poorer students would be...

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