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Computer maker Dell is expected to announce its first quarterly profits and revenues ahead of schedule on Thursday.

Telecoms operator TalkTalk has reported a fall in pre-tax profits and revenues.

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Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes it is "not rational" to play the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of Qatar.

More than 4,500 jobs are to be created as the final venue to be permanently based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has its future secured.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said more needs to be done to address the problem of multinational companies shifting profits into tax havens.

The campaign group, UK Uncut, has lost its legal action at the High Court against HM Revenue and Customs.

The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher.

A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut a further 1,400 jobs from its retail banking head office over the next two years.

The internet firm, Google, has defended its tax arrangements during an appearance before a committee of MPs.

Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, says a new study by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank.

The UK's so-called "fuel poverty gap" is widening, although the total number in fuel poverty has fallen, according to a government report.

The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax.

Official figures show inflation in the 17-strong eurozone bloc has fallen to an average of 1.2% - a three-year low.

Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team.

A treasure trove of literary first editions collected by an English teacher from Stirling has sold at auction for a total of £226,000.

Lonmin mineworkers in South Africa are returning to work after their two-day strike in protest at the shooting of a senior union official at the weekend.

The government has rejected a report by the National Audit Office which questions the benefits of the HS2 high-speed rail project.

The campaign group UK Uncut Legal Action has lost its High Court action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Protesters take to the streets of Kunming in China for the second time this month over plans for a chemical plant.

Dixons Retail, the owner of Currys and PC World, reports growth in sales in the last 12 months.

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Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, scientists report.

The trend for barefoot running could lead to injuries in some runners, a small study suggests.