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    Battersea Power Station flats go on sale

    13 January 2013 Luxury apartments costing up to £6m in the revamped Battersea Power Station in London will go on sale Thursday. The 800 properties range from £338,000 for a…

    Bank of England refrains from further QE stimulus

    13 January 2013 The Bank of England has decided not to extend its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus programme, which has injected £375bn into the UK financial system. It is also…

    Community Land Scotland submission to land reform review

    13 January 2013 An organisation which represents community landowners has sought greater financial and legal support to people’s rights to buy the land they live on. Community Land Scotland has…

    Debt and deficit financial terms explained by IFS

    13 January 2013 Politicians use phrases like debt – or national debt – and deficit, which not all voters and viewers understand, and some MPs can appear a little confused…

    Lord Heseltine attacks David Cameron’s EU strategy

    13 January 2013 Lord Heseltine has criticised the prime minister’s European strategy, saying an “ill-advised” referendum would jeopardise the UK’s business prospects. In interviews with the Financial Times and the…

    Lord Heseltine attacks David Cameron’s EU strategy

    13 January 2013 Lord Heseltine has criticised the prime minister’s European strategy, saying an “ill-advised” referendum would jeopardise the UK’s business prospects. In interviews with the Financial Times and the…

    London betting shops ‘blight’ on high street, says Harman

    13 January 2013 Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman has said betting shops are a “blight” on London’s high streets. A total of £9.5bn was spent on gambling in the capital…

    Sri Lanka president sacks chief justice Bandaranayake

    13 January 2013 Sri Lanka’s president has dismissed Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake by ratifying parliament’s recent vote to impeach her, officials say. They say the letter signed by President Mahinda…

    Hyundai and Kia appoint Schreyer to group design role

    13 January 2013     Kia’s design boss Peter Schreyer has been named as the new chief designer for the wider Hyundai Motor Group. Mr Schreyer, who previously worked for…

    Beat the pension squeeze

    13 January 2013   MIDDLE-CLASS workers could be thousands of pounds worse off in retirement following moves by the chancellor to scale back the benefits of saving into a pension.…