Floods: UK Insurers Avoid Covering Risky Homes

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent People whose homes have been devasted by flooding fear they will be unable to get insurance in future as talks between the Government and insurers have so far failed to reach an agreement. At present...

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KPMG Auditor Charged Over Insider Trading

US officials have charged a former senior partner of accounting giant KPMG over alleged insider trading. Authorities charged Scott London with five criminal and civil charges over claims he gave a golfing partner non-public information, which was used...

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Heathrow Boosted By 'Aerial Silk Road'

Passenger traffic at London's Heathrow airport rose 3.9% in March, boosted by strong growth on routes to China and India. Of the 5.9 million people who passed through the London hub last month, passenger numbers to China rose 15.1% year-on-year, according...

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Construction Industry Output Drops 7%

The total volume of UK construction output in February was 7% lower than in the same month last year, according to official figures. Although output showed a significant contraction to a year earlier, output was 5.5% higher than in January, according...

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HBOS: Bosses Get Bonuses 'For Going Bust'

Pressure is mounting on disgraced former HBOS bosses amid anger over mammoth pension pots and nearly £1m of "bonuses for going bust". Seven directors of HBOS landed £914,000 in "change of control" payments triggered by the bank's rescue takeover by...

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'Unpaid' Interns: Firms Reported To HMRC

The details of 100 companies accused of breaking the law by using unpaid interns in paid roles have been handed to HM Revenue and Customs by Employment Minister Jo Swinson. Ms Swinson told Intern Aware, which campaigns for paid internships, that its...

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Austria Slams UK Over 'Tax Haven Hypocrisy'

Austria's finance minister has slammed Britain over its push against tax havens and bank secrecy laws. Maria Fekter said: "Great Britain has many money laundering centres and tax havens in its immediate legal remit - the Channel Islands Gibraltar, the...

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Google Gives Users 'Digital Wills' For Data

Search giant Google has decided to give its users a 'digital will' option for their online data. The new facility allows consumers to decide what happens with their online account data after they die. The cyber-stored information may also be wiped...

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Ex-Apprentice Winner Loses Sugar Job Case

Former Apprentice winner Stella English has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against millionaire businessman Lord Sugar. Ms English, 34, sued the Labour peer after resigning from the £100,000-a-year job that was her prize for winning series...

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Twitter Music App Expected To Launch

Buzz has continued to build about the social media giant Twitter's launching a new music app this weekend. Key "influencers" have already been given a sneak preview of the software ahead of a public roll-out, expected within days. Tech site AllThingsD...

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