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PM vows 'tax justice' after G8 deal
Prime Minister David Cameron holds a press conference at the end of this year's G8 summit on Lough Erne near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland

PM vows 'tax justice' after G8 deal

David Cameron has promised to deliver "proper tax justice" as leaders of the G8 nations agreed a pact to crack down on tax havens and stop multinational companies shifting profits around the world to avoid paying their fair share.

World news

US agrees to talks with Taliban

US agrees to talks with Taliban

After nearly 12 years of death and destruction, the Taliban and the US are to hold talks on finding a political solution to end the war in Afghanistan.

Sport news

Pearce to leave England U21 post

Pearce to leave England U21 post

Stuart Pearce has been informed by the Football Association he will not be kept on as England Under-21s manager.

Business news

US stocks rise on Fed Reserve hope

US stocks rise on Fed Reserve hope

The stock market has closed higher after investors anticipated that the Federal Reserve will keep programmes to support the US economy in place.

Technology news

Supercomputer is world's fastest

Supercomputer is world's fastest

China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.

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Earn £17,000 tax free

Earn £17,000 tax free

Save up to 50% on your electricity bills with solar panels in 2013.

5 good reasons to open an ISA

5 good reasons to open an ISA

Now is the time to up this year’s ISA allowance.

Showbiz news

Saatchi: Why I accepted caution

Saatchi: Why I accepted caution

Charles Saatchi has said he had accepted a police caution for clutching his wife Nigella Lawson's throat to stop the altercation "hanging over" them.

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