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owner the Donington Park circuit and the biggest collection of classic Grand Prix cars, has died, aged 87Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:18:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7da16334-caee-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7da16334-caee-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlControl of Camelot, the UK lottery operator, could soon change hands after advisers formally kick-started the long-awaited sales processSat, 7 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d5ad736-cac1-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d5ad736-cac1-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe number of companies going into liquidation fell in the third quarter but the number of individuals becoming insolvent has continued to rise, according to official dataFri, 6 Nov 2009 11:38:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cfe3f0e-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cfe3f0e-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlDerwent London, the listed developer, is drawing up a master plan that will transform a backstreet area of the district in London's West End into a bijou retail destinationFri, 6 Nov 2009 04:05:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/398e7026-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/398e7026-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Environment Agency says courts in England and Wales should take a harsher line in sentencing companies responsible for serious pollution incidents in order to provide a greater deterrentFri, 6 Nov 2009 03:39:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ac3c28-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ac3c28-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlPublic projects worth £200bn – including the Olympic Games, Crossrail, defence infrastructure and ID cards – are at risk because the government lacks the commercial skills to deliver them, the public spending watchdog warnedFri, 6 Nov 2009 00:09:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cdfea6c-ca0e-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cdfea6c-ca0e-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Swiss bank has been hit with the third-biggest fine levied by the UK financial watchdog after senior employees were discovered using money taken from customer accounts to speculate in foreign currencies and commoditiesThu, 5 Nov 2009 21:01:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c379bee8-ca43-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c379bee8-ca43-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlShares in the UK's largest commercial broadcaster rose 9.6% after a trading statement suggested net advertising revenue for December would be up 4% on the same month last yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 20:36:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed5f81c8-ca36-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed5f81c8-ca36-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlNo more walkouts until at least the new year, bringing relief to businesses and customers in the run-up to ChristmasThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:16:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/53498d2a-c9ed-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53498d2a-c9ed-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government will take over control of National Express's lossmaking East Coast franchise a week on Friday, the company announced, ending uncertainty over the route's futureThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:13:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a71fbb16-ca30-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a71fbb16-ca30-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Pension Protection Fund says that its deficit for the year to March 31 have risen from £517m to £1.2bn, as a wave of insolvencies led to an increase in claims Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:29:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/105d5398-ca1a-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/105d5398-ca1a-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlHopes were rising of a deal to end the postal strikes, bringing relief to businesses and consumers in the run-up to ChristmasThu, 5 Nov 2009 15:24:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlA tour operators lobby group says a repeat of the Beijing pattern for London could cause a loss of 2.5m visitors to the UK capital and £1.5bn of visitor spending in the Olympics yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c481b1da-c97e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fbusinesshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c481b1da-c97e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe body that manages the government's stakes in state-supported banks has 'to walk a tightrope' when approving bonuses for top staff at Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds, its chief executive told a parliamentary committeeWed, 4 Nov 2009 22:25:12 +0000