Britain’s tax take comes up short

Revenues not helping to close deficit as rapidly as expected

Bad loan writedowns soar at China banks

Financial strains mount as $9.5bn removed from balance sheets

TMT deals at highest level since 2006

Value hits $174bn in first three months

Greece reforms clear way for €8.3bn aid

Parliament backs package in spite of public anger

Erdogan claims victory in national polls

Turkey’s prime minister hints he might be ready to stand for presidency

Africa’s digital money heads to Europe

Vodafone plans Romania launch for M-Pesa mobile payments

Hollande poised to react to election blow

Administration shake-up to follow gains for the right

A Ukrainian officer holds his flag as he smokes a cigarette before pro-Russia militia and Russian armed forces backed by armoured vehicles broke inside the Ukrainian airbase in the small city of Belbek near the Crimean city of Sevastopol ©AFP
The Polar ice cap at Svalbard,an archipelago midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Scientists maintain that the melting of the ice will soon become a major problem for humans as well as polar bears, not just because of rising sea levels but also because increasing sea temperatures are affecting the weather, sea currents and fish stocks.
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Scientists clash over UN climate report

War of words over economic impact of global warming

Chinese millionaire in talks for House of Fraser

Approach by Sanpower could derail planned flotation

SocGen accused over Libya deals

Sovereign fund takes bank to court over Gaddafi-era trades

The data fuel hopes that higher domestic energy production could be an antidote to sluggish economic growth

US energy boom boosts population and income

Williams county in North Dakota sees 10.7% jump in residents

Comment and Analysis

Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman of Lloyds. Photographed at their headquarters in the City of London.
©Charlie Bibby

Sir Win Bischoff, Lloyds chairman

The City veteran admits that it will take a long time for banks to be trusted again

US wants Europe to get on its bike on sanctions

Imperial presidency and allies struggle to take joint action

Max Boulton for Leyla Boulton story

How an English schoolboy got his doctors the Légion d’Honneur

François Hollande’s stock runs high in the Boulton family – especially with 14-year-old Max

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