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- Bank clerk who stole £100k found hanged - reports
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:52:49 GMT
Bindi Dhanji, the bank clerk who fled court before she was due to be sentenced for stealing more than £100,000 from elderly clients, has hanged herself, according to The Times.
- IHT and property relief among KPMG's ten Budget predictions
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:48:49 GMT
KPMG predicts a capital gains tax increase and a tightening of inheritance tax rules.
- Why I have just run 155 miles in six days across the Chilean desert
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:18:30 GMT
Masochistic and lunatic? Maybe. But the pain of running across the Atacama desert for charity was well worth it.
- BoE: It is increasingly likely inflation will remain well above target
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:40:01 GMT
Bank of England members voted unanimusly in favour of keeping interest rates at record lows but some members are increasingly nervous about the inflation risk.
- Five reasons why the outlook for the pound is still bleak
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:15 GMT
Political uncertainty and still weak growth prospects mean it may be a good while before sterling is back on the advance.
BBC News
- Paris ransom paid to free Sahil
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:32:24 GMT
A 110,000 ransom was paid to obtain the release of Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan, Spanish police say.
- Further jobs go at Ethel Austin
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:07:10 GMT
The administrator of Ethel Austin and its sister chain Au Naturale has confirmed that a further 81 stores will close.
- BA adds flights to strike dates
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:57 GMT
British Airways says it will increase the number of flights during the forthcoming strike as more staff volunteer to work.
- Ministers lose elderly care votes
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:33 GMT
The government is defeated four times in the House of Lords over plans to offer free personal care at home for elderly people.
- Obama in tribute to NI's leaders
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:43:28 GMT
Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers meet President Barack Obama at St Patrick's Day celebrations the US.
BBC Business News
- Further jobs go at Ethel Austin
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:07:10 GMT
The administrator of Ethel Austin and its sister chain Au Naturale has confirmed that a further 81 stores will close.
- BA adds flights to strike dates
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:57 GMT
British Airways says it will increase the number of flights during the forthcoming strike as more staff volunteer to work.
- Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs'
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:19:58 GMT
The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.
- Lebedev gets Independent go-ahead
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:05:39 GMT
The Office of Fair Trading has given the go-ahead for Alexander Lebedev to take control of the Independent newspapers.
- Iran tightens petrol sanctions
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:58:18 GMT
Iran has announced it will cut the volume of its cheap petrol ration by 25% to 60 litres per vehicle per month from 21 March.