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Centrica CEO: George Osborne should cut taxes of oil producers to avoid North Sea field closures
Boss of British Gas owner said North Sea companies that want to continue would need support.
Top Labour MPs blast John McDonnell over 'inevitable open borders' prediction
Former minister Kate Hoey tells IBTimes UK that Labour supporters do not back open borders.
Biggest British multinationals paid little or no UK corporation tax in 2014
A Sunday Times investigation found that the likes of the likes of Shell, Lloyds and Vodafone paid no taxes.
Help to Buy scheme for London set for launch amid city's house price surge
Treasury rolling out London-focused Help to Buy equity loan to support city's struggling homebuyers.
UK house prices: 'There is a real and growing risk of a sizeable property market correction'
Capital Economics says UK house prices may be overvalued and a correction is due.
UK economy: Optimism and GDP growth rate decline amid fears of a global slowdown
Chancellor George Osborne warned 'there may be bumpy times ahead' for Britain's economy.
Chancellor George Osborne delays Lloyds sale because of market turmoil
Chancellor George Osborne has postponed the sale of the final stake in Lloyds Banking Group.
FCA to step away from 'shoot first' approach says new boss Andrew Bailey
New FCA chief suggests move from "shoot first, ask questions later" approach of predecessor Martin Wheatley
Google tax avoidance and George Osborne's Soviet-style 'victory'
Why are we rushing to make life so much fiscally easier for profitable multinational businesses?
UK tax avoidance: Google looks 'to pay three times more tax' in France than in UK
HMRC reportedly failed to challenge internet giant over British tax loopholes.
Housing benefit cuts threaten supported homes for thousands of vulnerable tenants
George Osborne's cap on housing benefit for social tenants may leave disabled and elderly without care support.
UK housing: Letting agents report spike in buy-to-let activity as stamp duty hike looms
Arla points to 24% increase in interest from buy-to-let investors during December 2015.
UK: Taxpayers to fund £3bn malaria programme with Microsoft founder Bill Gates
George Osborne will go to Liverpool with the tycoon to announce the programme to eradicate the disease.
London house prices: 'Lacklustre' prime central property market will stagnate in 2016
Capital Economics says high-end London prices will struggle amid global economic turmoil.
Davos 2016: Christine Lagarde announces she will run for second IMF mandate
IMF's managing director to seek second mandate after receiving backing from influential finance ministers.
Jaguar Land Rover snatches UK's biggest carmaker title from Nissan
British car production hit a 10-year high in 2015 despite the China slowdown.
UK housing: Rents rising at quickest pace for four years in 'serious challenge to affordability'
But attacking buy-to-let investors with higher taxes will make things worse, it is warned.
UK housing: Buy-to-let frenzy to dodge stamp duty hike heats up property market
Rics survey shows sharp increase in housing demand at the end of 2015.
George Osborne and Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley strengthen UK-India economic ties
India and Britain have agreed on key initiatives to expand financial and infrastructure collaboration.
Student maintenance grants: The Tories are trying to quietly scrap help for the country's poorest
The government has failed to allow proper scrutiny of its plans to scrap student maintenance grants.
From tampon tax to pink razors – why are women always punished at the till?
Women are already financially exploited in Tory Britain and now companies are making mugs out of us too.
UK housing: George Osborne giving foreign buy-to-let investors an advantage claim landlords
Residential Landlords Association says stamp duty hike on extra buy-to-let property was 'bolt out of the blue'.
EU referendum: Jean-Claude Juncker 'quite sure' Brussels will settle British demands in February
European Commission president says a 'permanent solution' will be brokered in weeks.
Davos 2016: From DiCaprio to Bono to David Cameron, the full list of WEF participants
The Davos organisation uninvited a North Korean delegation after the country executed h-bomb tests.
UK house prices: 'Tide turns' in central London as property values tumble after stamp duty hike
Greater London still showing strong house price growth despite drop in central areas.
Davos 2016: George Osborne, David Cameron and Mark Carney to attend WEF meeting
The 46th World Economic Forum kicks off on 26 January – here's who will be attending.
Warm UK weather makes George Osborne sweat as industrial output wilts to three-year low
Latest ONS figures show industrial and manufacturing outputs fall short of expectations in November.
UK trade deficit narrows to £3.2bn in November but EU gap widens in blow to George Osborne
The goods trade deficit with EU countries widened from £7.7bn in October to £8.2bn in November.
George Osborne warns UK of economic risks: Read chancellor's speech in full
UK faces economic risks from the Middle East, China and low oil prices.
FCA acting CEO Tracey McDermott withdraws from race for permanent job as watchdog boss
McDermott took over from Martin Wheatley who announced his resignation in July 2015.