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News • British Broadcasting Corporation
The UK's planned austerity measures will be a drag on economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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Manchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth £72m ($109m) over six years.
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The UK could do more to offset the negative impact of austerity measures on the economy, the IMF has said.
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Two people with mental health problems win their legal challenge after claiming the government test for sickness benefit would discriminate against them.
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Ireland, criticised for its tax regime and Apple's arrangements in the country, calls for cross-border international co-operation over tax.
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The Bank of England governor was outvoted once again this month, as the Bank's rate-setting committee decided against more stimulus measures.
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A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.
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Labour leader Ed Miliband has said there needs to be transparency between countries so it is clear "how much tax is being paid and how much profit is being made" by multinational firms.
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The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets of for the second leg of a bid to cross the US.
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The community group seeking to save administration-hit Dunfermline target £500,000 to buy the club.
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Leading economic thinkers join Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman to explain why we do not feel any better off despite buoyant stock markets.
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Design Up Asia is a hand-made jewellery business with a difference - its products are sold online but many of its staff are women who work from home.
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Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage.
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The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest.
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Plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm off the Western Isles move forward after minister give full consent for the project.
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Sony says it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business.
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Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal.
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Oklahoma tornado is upgraded to an "EF5" level - but what does that mean?
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Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July.
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Prem Sikka, Professor of Accountancy at Essex University, discusses how large companies could alter their tax arrangements.
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Lloyds Banking Group says it will be able to meet new capital requirements without issuing new shares or securities.
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As EU leaders gather to discuss tax evasion, non-member Switzerland is under increasing pressure to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy.
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UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show.
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David Attenborough examines news that a "stocktake" of UK nature suggests 60% of animal and plant species have declined in the past 50 years - and one in 10 could end up disappearing.
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Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities.
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