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HM Revenue and Customs should “fully investigate” Google after information from whistleblowers “undermined” the firm’s defence of its tax arrangements, a committee of MPs has said.

Stephen Hester is to step down as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland following intervention from the Treasury.

Measures to enhance consumer rights and make them easier to understand, which will boost the economy by £4 billion over the next decade, have been unveiled today by Consumer Minister Jo Swinson.

But competition for skills and talent look set to intensify as economy shows signs of life.

Data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that UK production output was 0.6% lower in April compared to the same month last year, in line with the consensus expectation. Manufacturing output was down by 0.5% over the same period.

This morning, Burberry’s chief executive, Angela Ahrendts made the headlines as the first female to rise to the top of Britain’s executive pay league.

HRH The Duke of York, today visited Wayra, Telefónica’s global start-up accelerator in central London. In partnership with Enternships, the startup recruitment specialist, Wayra played host to the first ever Wayra Enternships startup careers fair for 100 of the UK’s most ambitious young people.

Cambridge & Counties Bank today celebrated its first anniversary with the announcement that it has issued around £40 million in secured lending, made up of around 100 individual loans to SMEs.

Councillors are as much to blame as powerful supermarkets for the demise of Britain’s high streets, a top professor claims.

UK voters may have the chance to buy discounted shares in Lloyds Bankng Group, as the Policy Exchange think tank unveils proposals to take the bank back into private hands

Lord Sugar has reacted to Apprentice winner Stella English’s failed attempt to sue him for constructive dismissal by now launched a bid to claw back his legal costs.

Bank of England holds rates at 0.5% and refrains from fresh round of quantitative easing at governor’s last MPC meeting

The UK services sector continued to expand in May, according to the latest figures from Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). The headline Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the sector stood at 54.9, up from 52.9 in April and the highest level since March 2012. Any level above 50.0 points to output growth.

What role does luck play in the success of a business? Do we make our own luck through hard work or is it down to just ‘good luck’? These were some of the questions being asked by Hiscox, in partnership with Royal Institution, at an annual debate to explore the theme of luck versus hard work when it comes to business success, a subject designed to provoke debate amongst the SME and entrepreneurial community.

Scotland needs a unified approach to entrepreneurship to capitalise on a rise in the number of people starting a business, new research has suggested.