Share tax scrapped after HSBC court win
The government scrapped a tax on some share transactions on Thursday after the European Union's top court ruled it breaks EU law, leaving an already cash-strapped Treasury facing a huge refund bill from companies.
SFO threatens to prosecute BAE Systems
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Thursday it was prepared to prosecute BAE Systems for bribery but stopped short of formally requesting a criminal trial of Europe's biggest defence contractor.
Parents of hanged girl arrested
The parents of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her bedroom have been arrested in connection with her death.
Quake deaths 'will pass 1,000 mark'
Rescuers are searching for survivors after hundreds of people, including the two-year-old son of a British couple, were thought to have been killed in a succession of natural disasters.
Welsh First Minister to stand down
Labour's leader in Wales Rhodri Morgan has confirmed he is standing down as First Minister after nearly a decade in the job.
Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy
Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.
NY fire Samaritan proposes on live TV
A Good Samaritan, shown on video dramatically rescuing a child from a Bronx fire, has moved on to another great moment: proposing marriage on live television.
Yale retiree brought guns to campus
A retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he had no ill intent.
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The government scrapped a tax on some share transactions on Thursday after the European Union's top court ruled it breaks EU law, leaving an already cash-strapped Treasury facing a huge refund bill from companies.
SFO threatens to prosecute BAE Systems
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Thursday it was prepared to prosecute BAE Systems for bribery but stopped short of formally requesting a criminal trial of Europe's biggest defence contractor.
Parents of hanged girl arrested
The parents of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her bedroom have been arrested in connection with her death.
Quake deaths 'will pass 1,000 mark'
Rescuers are searching for survivors after hundreds of people, including the two-year-old son of a British couple, were thought to have been killed in a succession of natural disasters.
Welsh First Minister to stand down
Labour's leader in Wales Rhodri Morgan has confirmed he is standing down as First Minister after nearly a decade in the job.
Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy
Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.
NY fire Samaritan proposes on live TV
A Good Samaritan, shown on video dramatically rescuing a child from a Bronx fire, has moved on to another great moment: proposing marriage on live television.
Yale retiree brought guns to campus
A retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he had no ill intent.
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