VIDEO: Lending rises as Bank plan starts
03 Dec 2012 9:41:43
Lending to households and businesses increased slightly in the third quarter of the year as a new scheme began.
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VIDEO: Behind-the-scenes: Mega Monday
03 Dec 2012 9:32:22
Customers are expected to go online in huge numbers to buy everything from technology to toys as Mega Monday takes hold.
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US charges accountants over China
03 Dec 2012 7:37:32
The US financial regulator charges the Chinese units of five accounting firms, including the "Big Four", over refusing to hand over auditing data.
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Banking crisis 'bad as world war'
03 Dec 2012 6:45:25
A top Bank of England official tells the BBC the banking crisis has been as bad for the economy as a world war - and bankers' pay should fall further.
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VIDEO: Shackleton voyage 'to be re-enacted'
03 Dec 2012 6:28:30
Final preparations are being made to re-enact the epic voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer who battled to save his crew nearly a hundred years ago.
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Dolce and Gabbana in tax trial
03 Dec 2012 6:09:48
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are on trial in Milan accused of owing millions of euros in unpaid tax.
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SPL clubs to pursue two divisions
03 Dec 2012 4:53:32
Scottish Premier League clubs unanimously agree to pursue their plan for two top-flight divisions of 12 teams.
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C&W Monaco and Islands group sold
03 Dec 2012 4:19:25
Cable and Wireless Communications announces the sale of the majority of its Monaco and Islands division.
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AUDIO: Financial crisis 'bad as world war'
03 Dec 2012 4:13:21
Andy Haldane, executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, told the World at One programme about the challenges that the Bank Of England is facing.
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Starbucks 'planning tax changes'
03 Dec 2012 3:45:52
Starbucks is planning to change the way it operates so that it will end up paying corporation tax in the UK, the BBC has learned.
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Yahoo to axe chat rooms feature
03 Dec 2012 3:42:35
Yahoo to axe public chat rooms feature of its messaging tool, criticised in the past due to underage sex-themed rooms.
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Autumn Statement 2012: What to expect
03 Dec 2012 3:41:15
What can we expect from the chancellor this week?
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VIDEO: Pressure mounts on tax non-payers
03 Dec 2012 3:35:40
Global firms in the UK that pay little or no tax are an "insult" to British businesses, a committee of MPs says.
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Dental X-ray machine danger alert
03 Dec 2012 3:28:38
Dentists have been warned against using a hand-held X-ray machine on patients as it poses a significant health risk.
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Humpback whales creating stir
03 Dec 2012 2:56:19
Humpbacks create a stir off Baltimore in west Cork
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Hearts settle £450,000 tax bill
03 Dec 2012 2:26:30
Hearts say the £450,000 tax bill due to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has been paid in full.
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Greece begins buying back bonds
03 Dec 2012 2:21:34
Greece launches a programme to buy back some of its debt, which is a condition of it receiving the next tranche of its bailout loans.
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Test to confirm twin seals birth
03 Dec 2012 1:53:30
DNA tests hope to confirm the first ever birth of twin seals on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast.
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UK planning 'Cyber Reserve' force
03 Dec 2012 1:44:33
The UK government is to set up a "Cyber Reserve" force to deal with security threats posed by computer crime.
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Lending rises as Bank plan starts
03 Dec 2012 1:40:40
Lending to households and businesses increased slightly in the third quarter of the year as a new scheme got underway.
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VIDEO: Funding for Lending loans rise welcomed
03 Dec 2012 1:35:05
Lending to households and businesses increased slightly in the third quarter of the year as a new scheme began.
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Heat helps 'heal' flash memory
03 Dec 2012 1:17:02
A brief jolt of searing heat can "heal" flash memory and stop it wearing out, researchers in Taiwan have found.
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AUDIO: Companies should pay 'fair share of tax'
03 Dec 2012 0:18:42
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, told John Humphrys on the Today programme, companies must pay their fare share of tax.
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AUDIO: We need an 'industrial Olympics'
03 Dec 2012 0:13:59
Ahead of the Autumn statement, Hugh Pym reports that business organisations have not been letting up with their demands for the Chancellor to come up with new growth initiatives.
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VIDEO: Fracking is 'environmentally sound'
03 Dec 2012 9:58:22
Plans to extract shale gas by the process of fracking - blasting water and chemicals into rocks - have sparked protests around the world but Shell's chief executive Peter Voser says the process is safe and environmentally friendly when done correctly.
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