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VIDEO: G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:54
Leaders of the G8 major economies have agreed new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.

Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7m Jeeps

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 19:13
Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.

Deloitte gets one-year New York ban

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 18:50
Deloitte is suspended for one year from doing consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered on anti-money laundering issues.

VIDEO: UK inflation rate rises to 2.7%

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 18:03
The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

Minister hails 'web porn' progress

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:59
Ministers say agreements reached with internet firms will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with online.

G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 16:48
Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.

VIDEO: Barroso: Trade deal will bring jobs

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 15:25
The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has told the BBC that the proposed trade deal between the US and the EU would create jobs, but may take up to two years to negotiate.

EU car sales hit 20-year low for May

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 15:22
New car sales across Europe fell to their lowest level in two decades in May as the deepening recession hurt demand.

Protests spread throughout Brazil

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 15:02
Thousands of people march through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World Cup.

Jolie double in US phone hack claim

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:38
A former stunt double for Angelina Jolie sues News Corp in the US, accusing the company of hacking into her phone to gain information about the star.

Huawei unveils 'slimmest' smartphone

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 14:03
Huawei unveils the world's slimmest smartphone saying the handset will work "miracles" for its brand.

Swiss bill on bank secrecy rebuffed

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:49
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament refuses to discuss a bill that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.

Easyjet agrees large Airbus deal

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:46
Easyjet has agreed to buy 135 new aircraft from Airbus, in a deal announced on the second day of the Paris Air Show.

UK inflation rate rises to 2.7%

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:27
The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.

VIDEO: Huawei unveils 'thinnest' smartphone

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 13:17
Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei unveils its latest mobile handset, which the company says is the thinnest on the market.

Lloyds 'aware of' Co-op's black hole

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:42
The bosses of the Lloyds Banking Group tell MPs that they knew there was a black hole in the accounts of the Co-op Bank, four months before a vital deal with them collapsed.

VIDEO: 'Alternative review' for High Streets

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:57
A retail veteran so frustrated at the lack of progress on tackling High Street decline, has decided to come up with his own strategy to try and boost the UK's struggling town centres.

Former trader charged over Libor

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:40
Former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes is charged by the Serious Fraud Office over Libor.

House price 'bubble' warning

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:32
Building Societies are warning the government about a future house price bubble, unless it plans how to end its Help to Buy programme.

Cambridge HQ for pharmaceutical firm

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:45
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is to set up its new global headquarters at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.