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Assets previously held in royal family’s name will lose tax-exempt status ... more

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Robert Ophèle of Autorité des Marchés Financiers raises fears over off-exchange trading ... more

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Domestic biotech sector lures executives with promise of freer hand, more pay and equity ... more

Outgoing CBI chief urges business leaders to speak out on EU questions ... more

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Department for Transport flags potential criminal penalties ahead of Commons vote ... more

National Health Service to receive billions more over five years ... more

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Member states are already watering down immigration principles that prompted Brexit ... more

Allegations of bullying linked to spate of suicides almost 10 years ago ... more

Georges Plassat’s retirement package came under fire from unions and the government ... more

Architectural gem was due to reopen next year after multimillion-pound restoration ... more

A third of big investment companies have opted for Dublin or Luxembourg ... more

Investors revamp portfolios after central banks embark on quantitative tightening ... more

Deputy commissioner says fewer officers may be sent to calls in London ... more

PM aims to quell rebellion by pro-European Tories but next week’s vote will be tight ... more

Blood-testing start-up’s former president Ramesh Balwani also indicted ... more

Lenders urged by state officials to back troubled conglomerate’s debt sale ... more

White House sees levies and uncertainty as ways to bring manufacturing back to US ... more

Chief executive has made it clear to staff that failure is not an option ... more

Ex-Treasury officials warn cash boost would require higher taxes or borrowing ... more

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President favours more hardline measures as party lawmakers fret about electoral impact ... more

Shared IDs and accounts make it easier for ex-partners to access sensitive information ... more

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Rivals forced to follow suit after Milbank raises first-year salaries to $190,000 ... more

US judge revokes bail after alleged witness tampering attempt ... more

The UK prime minister’s skill in postponing a battle with MPs has reached its limit ... more

Trump’s announcement brings Washington and Beijing closer to trade war ... more

Optimistic observers of the North Korean leader believe he is preparing his people for a new path ... more

Film depicts leader as international statesman but also hints at alternative future for country ... more

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Horton’s division runs the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Gatwick Express services ... more

Revamped exams for 15-year-olds are retrograde and will hurt less able students ... more

No region in England and Wales is affordable for workers on median salary ... more

Sister party CSU pushed to brink of revolt as chancellor refuses to back plan on refugees ... more

‘After 1998, the relationship between Bleus and ordinary French people degenerated into a bad marriage’ ... more

The acclaimed novelist on being a Kindertransport survivor, saving her parents and getting old ... more

Mutual came close to collapse in 2000 in one of UK’s biggest financial scandals ... more

Miner agrees to pay Dan Gertler royalties from lucrative copper and cobalt operations ... more

Streaming group cuts out middlemen by licensing music from bands themselves ... more

Alert over risky lending practices comes at important time for Virgin Money-CYBG talks ... more

The auto titan on an industry in turmoil, executive pay — and pitting your employees against each other ... more

The crisis over independence has turned the tourist destination into a place of secrets and suspicion ... more

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A preliminary offer from EchoStar for the UK satellite group draws political attention ... more

National Executive Committee studying QC’s conclusions ... more

Announcement expected on Friday will bring the countries closer to a trade war ... more

Aero-engine maker due to deliver upbeat assessment a day after announcing big job cuts ... more

Panel fears Google’s AI business could use position to drive ‘monopolistic’ profits ... more

Raising health spending by 3-4 per cent could add up to £6bn a year ... more

Elliot Schrage is most senior executive to leave since US election and privacy scandals ... more

DoJ report says director Comey acted improperly but was not politically motivated ... more

Lagarde says effect of tax cuts will fade soon ... more

ECB chief seeks to wind down stimulus but avoid tightening policy too hastily ... more

Former attorney-general and at least a dozen Tories could join Labour to defeat PM ... more

Executive director Andrew Tinkler terminated as boardroom battle at UK group heats up ... more

Chancellor insisting on pan-European solution to refugee issue ... more

Agriculture minister Centinaio makes clear Rome’s disapproval of free trade deals ... more

Britain and the EU may swerve towards a mutually beneficial, but politically hard, deal ... more

Dubai-based private equity firm seeks to push through $1bn debt restructuring ... more

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Pure drama overcomes so-so matches and the shadow of corruption ... more

Lawsuit accuses foundation and directors of ‘persistent illegal conduct’ ... more

Euro falls as markets respond to cautious elements in ECB plan to end QE this year ... more

Embattled private equity company sees protection from creditors ... more

Tax cuts and a booming jobs market are giving consumers more confidence to spend ... more

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Move is expected to free up 8,000 Tier 2 visas annually ... more

Property company founded by tycoon Li Ka-shing strikes latest big London real estate deal ... more

With more room for manoeuvre, the central bank could have acted earlier in the crisis ... more

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Chief financial officer says index departure would have ‘negative implications’ for some investors ... more

Turkish president says he will act against ratings agency after election ... more

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