MPs voice fury after Labour rejects over a dozen proposals to boost UK investment
Members of the House of Commons Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee issued a list of recommendations to make the UK a more attractive destination for investment, including rejuvenating the London Stock…
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Working out the VAT value using the customs value of the imported goods
Get emails about this page Print this page Contents Items you must add to the customs value to arrive at the value for VAT Items you may leave out of the value for import VAT Where the price of the goods is in a foreign…
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The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
The 34-year-old's body was found hours later in a field nearby, the victim of blunt force trauma. The identity of her killer was a mystery. DNA evidence found at the crime scene was tested against standard law…
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Cautious trustees ‘tie the hands’ of pension schemes and hold back growth investment, industry boss says
Her warnings came as the pensions industry updated the City on its progress toward the so-called Mansion House Compact and Accord, in which the country’s top pension money managers, including Aviva and Aegon UK, said…
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Amazon pledges 30,000 jobs for Neets ahead of Budget
The tech and retail giant has announced its “Youth Promise” programme amid growing concerns about youth joblessness and the number of young people out of education, employment or training (Neet), which is now hovering…
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High School Musical London review: autumn’s must-book sing-a-long
While there are undoubtedly HSM diehards, with this stage adaptation, even fans of the original film are asking, “why now?” The Zac Efron movies are generous, frothy fun, but perhaps don’t ironically translate to adult…
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Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting
The Financial Reporting Council confirmed in a letter to the House of Commons business select committee it had taken over "regulatory consideration" of the case from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit
A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination, adding she was warned a failure to do so would result in the case being thrown out. Ann Altman had claimed…
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Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge
The White House imposed a 50% levy on some $20bn of Canadian goods after trade talks between the US and Canada broke down in August. The Liberty Justice Center filed a suit on behalf of US food business Gellert Global…
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Union fury at Natwest plans for staff to attend the office TWO DAYS a week
Natwest is facing backlash from trade union Unite over a new plan to require workers to attend the office for a mandatory two days a week. On Tuesday Unite, which represents over 1 million workers across private, public…
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