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2013/05/21 14:49
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Chiltern Society urges government to have ‘courag...
Society chairman David Harris said the government had recently suffered several knock-backs over the scheme and must now take stock of the railway, which would cut through the Vale. He said: “First,...
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2013/05/21 14:09
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HS2: high speed rail could lead to train cuts els...
The warning from Virgin Trains, the current operator of the West Coast Main Line, is a fresh blow to the flagship project and comes within a week of the National Audit Office – Whitehall’s spending...
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2013/05/21 12:39
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'Shocking example of incompetence' over stockpile...
Around 6.5 million units of the Tamiflu bought by the Department of Health also had to be written off because it could not guarantee the antiviral had been stored correctly, the National Audit Office...
Tamiflu Department of Health National Audit Office Margaret Hodge NHS
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2013/05/21 07:39
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Tax avoidance costs developing countries €460m: O...
Developing countries are missing out on some €460m a year in income because big companies use letterbox firms to avoid paying tax there, according to Dutch aid group Oxfam Novib. Brewers, oil firms...
2013/05/21 07:19
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The truth about universal credit / Features / Home
Universal Credit was officially launched on a very small scale at the end of last month in Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire. It merges several benefits and tax credits into one monthly pay-out - not,...
Iain Duncan Smith Office of National Statistics National Audit Office Thatcher
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2013/05/19 23:36
2013/05/19 23:36
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Court interpreters reject new contract deal
Courts are being disrupted on a ‘daily basis’ as interpreters continue to boycott the private sector contract for translation services, despite a peace move by the Ministry of Justice, an interpreters...
Nottingham Crown Court Ministry of Justice National Audit Office Nottingham Crown Court
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2013/05/19 11:27
2013/05/19 11:27
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China gives environmental approval to country's b...
China gives environmental approval to country's biggest hydro dam BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for the construction of what will become the country's...
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2013/05/19 07:09
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True harm of HS2 'hidden by minister'
The HS2 documents claim that 80 per cent of these jobs will relocate, but admit that almost 2,200 existing jobs could be lost. However, the documents insist that “a large proportion of any employees...
London National Audit Office Camden Town Simon Burns HS2 Action Alliance
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2013/05/19 01:17
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John Prescott on nationalising railways, the EU p...
There’s been a lot of talk about re-nationalising our railways. Labour’s transport spokeswoman Maria Eagle has floated the idea. As a son of a railwayman, it’s something I’ve always believed in – a...
2013/05/18 09:51
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Shropshire tourism can benefit from HS2, says cou...
Councillor Mansel Williams said Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Councils needed to work together to market sites in the county, such as the project to restore the Flax Mill in Shrewsbury into a...
London National Audit Office BIRMINGHAM Department for Transport Manchester
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2013/05/18 08:39
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EAST MIDLANDS: Business leader defends HS2 over c...
Responding to a critical report by the National Audit Office of the Government’s plans for a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham (HS2 phase one), Ian Greenaway, President of the...
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2013/05/17 07:19
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Court rules: It's OK to let rich off tax / Britai...
The 2010 deal, worth an estimated £20 million, was made to avoid "major embarrassment" to Chancellor George Osborne and the tax authorities after the bank became aggressive and allegedly made threats,...
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2013/05/17 06:09
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John Humphrys: 'It's morally wrong not to have ol...
I’ve known Humphrys for years – at one point the press erroneously linked us romantically; in fact, at the time he was seeing Valerie Sanderson, a radio producer with whom he had a son, Owen, now 12....
John Humphrys BBC Wales Jimmy Savile London Christopher
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2013/05/17 00:49
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UK politician accuses Google of devious behaviour
UK politician accuses Google of devious behaviour The company vigorously denied trying to avoid tax by disguising the real nature of its UK business Margaret Hodge, chair of the Commons Public...
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2013/05/16 22:12
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Now we know HS2's a fiasco. But can George Osborn...
What a surprise. The National Audit Office has found a £3.3bn hole in the finances of the high-speed rail link, HS2. It doubts if the project will do much for Britain's economic growth or the...
David Cameron National Audit Office the Olympics Margaret Hodge BBC
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2013/05/16 19:26
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Chinese graduates face toughest job market ever
Chinese people are used to hearing about the extraordinary benefits enjoyed by employees of big state-owned enterprises. But the size and scope of such benefits still delivered a shock when the...
National Audit Office CHINA China Mobile
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2013/05/16 11:07
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UK campaign group loses challenge on tax deal
... A U.K. pressure group Thursday lost its legal challenge to what it called a "sweetheart" tax deal between U.K. authorities and Goldman Sachs. UK Uncut Legal Action, which campaigns against tax...
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2013/05/16 09:36
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HMRC wins Goldman Sachs court case
Share this page UK Uncut has lost its case against HMRC HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court, where it had been accused of illegally letting investment bank Goldman Sachs...
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2013/05/16 09:26
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Morning Wrap: need to know business stories
Amazon's UK subsidiary paid £2.4m in corporate taxes last year on sales of £4.3bn - a rate of less than 0.1% - the online retailer's accounts show. The tax bill was almost as much as the £2.5m in...
Amazon JPMorgan Chase National Audit Office London BIRMINGHAM
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2013/05/16 08:21
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Treasury admits destroying 350,000 Equitable Life...
Treasury admits destroying 350,000 Equitable Life victims' details The Treasury has admitted it destroyed a disc containing the names and addresses of 350,000 Equitable Life victims. Permanent...
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