The ban will run until February next year

Britain faces a “serious problem” of corporation tax avoidance, caused by overly complex rules and companies doing their utmost to shift their liabilities abroad, a committee of peers has concluded.

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New global rules to force tax avoiders to “pay their fair share” will be introduced under a 15-point action plan launched by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) think tank today. 

Can Britain survive outside the European Union and, if it does, what might this country look like? The Institute of Economic Affairs has pitched the question with the prospect of a €100,000 cash prize for the most compelling submission.

Instead of recognising Turkey’s European credentials, the United States continues to see Turkey as a possible ‘Islamic democracy’ and example to the Middle East

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has introduced the term ‘taper’ to the lexicon of central banking. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s stated strategy is “whatever it takes”. Economic Commissioner Olli Rehn recently clarified that European policies were directed at ‘diluting’ not ‘breaking’ the link between banks and sovereigns.

Ruling could have impact on other cases in which convictions have been overturned but compensation has not been paid

Show of unity for poll by the end of 2017 will increase pressure on Labour to match the move

Grounding President’s plane was an ‘act of aggression’ that will result in complaint to UN

Costs for texts, calls, and data have fallen by 80% since 2007

Prime Minister says MP’s suggestion would send out message that Britain is ‘a soft touch’

For the first time the European exchange scheme will incorporate education, training, youth, and sport initiatives under a single umbrella

David Cameron has lashed out at the “immensely frustrating” way the European Union works, complaining that he had to “lock and load” every time he came to summits.