Bankers battle to avoid 50p tax on bonuses

City accountancy firms are putting proposals to investment banks that would see high-earning bankers avoid the full impact of the new top rate of income tax on their bonuses.

Roger Federer?s triumph over Andy Roddick yesterday helped him pass the watching Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slams

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Brown's lasagne offensive

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High noon in Honduras as Zelaya kept out

Violent clashes at airport as exiled president, backed by other Latin American leaders, attempts return.

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