Hacking scandal tabloid's editor and lawyer found in contempt of Parliament

The former editor and legal manager of defunct newspaper the News of the World have been found in contempt of Parliament over evidence they gave to a committee of MPs about the phone-hacking scandal. But Colin Myler and Tom Crone rejected the findings, insisting that they...

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Mortgages for house purchases fell in July, says CML

The number of mortgages taken out for house purchases dropped by 14% in July, the latest figures from mortgage lenders show, as the housing market slowed down around the time of the EU referendum vote. A total of 58,100 loans were taken out by first-time buyers and movers...

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California sues car donation charities

Consumers donated their cars but not much money went to charity, state charges Photo: cars4causes.netDonating your old car to charity sounds good -- you get a big tax deduction and your favorite charity gets gobs of money. But it often doesn't work out that way, as a lawsuit...

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Mastercard faces £14bn card fee claim

A £14bn legal claim has been filed against Mastercard on behalf of UK consumers seeking damages for anti-competitive card fees. In 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that regulators were right to condemn the cost of its interchange fees - the fees retailers pay...

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Your Questions: I can't get a motor insurer to quote me after spending two years abroad - what can I do?

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Discountautomobileinsurance.info has been updated with new car insurance quotes for september policies. Clients can review multiple plans and get the right coverage protection for their vehicles.  Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160901/403469 Staying updated with...

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Corneas, heart and pancreas: the organs that we are reluctant to donate

 While there are more people than ever on the NHS’s donor register, there are some body parts that people find it difficult to part with – even after death In Organ Donation Week, it’s heartening to see that the number of people consenting to have their organs used after...

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AIM newcomer LoopUp Group transforming the conference call business

A still from comedians Trip & Tyler's Conference Call in Real Life (link below), which has dragged in 14mln views. A sketch by YouTube comedians Trip & Tyler that has attracted 14mln hits illustrates the chaos of the average conference call. Played out in...

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RDC: la police déployée devant le siège du parti de l’opposition UDPS

En RDC, alors que le gouvernement a promis ce jeudi de nouvelles mesures de décrispation dans le cadre du dialogue national, et notamment la libération d’une centaine de prisonniers qui étaient pourtant déjà amnistiés depuis 2014, plusieurs dizaines de policiers sont déployés...

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Sénégal: colère des agriculteurs de Diokoul qui s’estiment spoliés de leur terre

Au Sénégal, une partie des habitants de Diokoul, village situé à trois heures de voiture au nord de Dakar, sont en colère. En majorité agriculteurs, ils s’estiment spoliés d’une partie de leurs terres au profit d’un groupe privé qui s’est vu attribuer 1 000 hectares....

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Roger Ailes Has Hired Hulk Hogan's Lawyer

When New York published its exposé of life in Fox Newsunder Roger Ailes, the magazine was well aware he would not be happy. Even before the story’s publication, lawyers for the former CEO began to call reporters with damning quotes about author Gabriel Sherman and...

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Mortgage lenders fail to pass on UK rate cut

©Getty Nearly half of mortgage lenders have failed to pass on to their variable rate borrowers the benefits of the Bank of England’s base rate cut, flouting Bank governor Mark Carney’s warning that they had “no excuse” not to do so. The Bank’s quarter-point cut to its base...

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Why only doctors and lawyers will ever be able to pay off their student loans as universities prepare to charge £9,000-a-year fees

Graduates from middle-income families can only fully repay student loans if they pursue high-paying medicine or law careers, a study suggests. The ‘majority’ will be unable to pay them off entirely before they are written off after 30 years, experts warn. It comes as more...

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