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Citywire Money, Tax and Property

  • Fraudster convicted over £34m ponzi scheme
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:34 GMT
    Investment roadshow fraudster Kevin Foster has been convicted of stealing investors' funds after masterminding a £34 million ponzi scheme that ran for nearly a decade.

BBC News

  • Economic storm not over, says PM
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
    Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
  • Kidnap boy's father defies police
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:54:04 GMT
    The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
  • Biden steps up pressure on Israel
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:40 GMT
    The US Vice-President meets the Palestinian leadership, after Israeli plans for more homes in East Jerusalem are announced.
  • Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:44 GMT
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
  • Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs'
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:04 GMT
    David Cameron demands an apology from Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.

BBC Business News

  • Economic storm not over, says PM
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
    Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
  • Airlines offer slots in EU probe
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:27 GMT
    BA, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
  • BA strike action talks under way
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:36 GMT
    Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
  • Top public servants' pay frozen
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:05 GMT
    Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
  • Cardiff given tax bill deadline
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:52 GMT
    Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.

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