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UK deal to fight film and music net piracy
A groundbreaking deal has been reached between broadband companies and the music and film industries to tackle illegal downloading
Former Cazenove partner faces prosecution
UK financial investigators are to launch an insider dealing prosecution in a riposte to critics who say they lack the will to threaten traders with jail sentences
Ambitious rail plan leaves sidings
Crossrail, the £15.9bn project to link Heathrow directly with London’s financial centre, finally reached the end of a tortuous journey to secure royal assent on Wednesday
Rock turns to Barclays for new chief
The state-controlled lender hired Gary Hoffman, a Barclays veteran of 26 years, as its new chief executive to replace Andy Kuipers. Ron Sandler, executive chairman, will move to a non-executive role
Joint initiative aims to combat obesity
A consortium of food, soft drink, fitness and broadcasting companies is to contribute £200m in cash and ‘in-kind’ donations to a government health campaign
Brown seeks US support for action on prices
John Hutton, UK business secretary, is lobbying White House officials, US presidential candidates and oil companies to ensure backing for a consensus on oil prices
Britain’s waterways enjoy new popularity
British Waterways says river cruising is now more popular than in the days of the industrial revolution as the public body posts an income of over £100m for the first time
Pressure grows on foreign tax policy
Alistair Darling has come under renewed pressure over corporate tax as the insurance industry warns that the UK risks ‘being unable to compete in a globalised world’
Jonathan Guthrie: The company will always make a comeback
No other organisations set prices as efficiently or pursue market experiments so single-mindedly, writes Jonathan Guthrie
King seeks emergency failure fund
Banks should pay upfront to build a multi-billion pound fund that would help compensate depositors quickly when an institution failed, Mervyn King has told MPs
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