The National Audit Office (NAO) today ruled that Vodafone’s settlement of its UK tax bill was "reasonable", despite being almost GBP 5bn less than it was originally thought to have owed. The mobile operator came under scrutiny ...
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Anglo Asian will sell 2,500 wet metric tonnes and 550 dry metric tonnes of copper concentrate when available to Glencore. Azerbaijan miner Anglo Asian Mining has unveiled a deal to sell copper concentrate to commodities giant Glencore. ...
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Instagram has denied that it will start selling its users' photos, and tried to explain its updated privacy policy as it aims to put its disillusioned user base at ease. The website, which has about 100 million users, with roughly a third ...
Essex County Council is to upgrade ICT services for 200,000 users in an GBP 81m next generation network (NGN) contract that also aims to cut costs. The council awarded the NGN contract to Daisy Updata Communications Limited (DUCL), a ...
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Polymetal International plc announce that it has acquired a 24.99%stake in the Svetlobor platinum exploration project from Ubergot Investments Limited in exchange for 130,053 new ordinary shares in Polymetal.Simultaneously,CJSC VTB Capital ...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has imposed a monetary penalty of 175,000 on an NHS Trust in Torquay after the sensitive details of over 1,000 employees were published accidentally on the Trust’s website. Staff at ...
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The Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO) has selected Weir Minerals to supply pumps to be used in the dredging of the New Doha Sea Port in Qatar. Construction of the port, which will be one of the deepest in the world and will cover an ...
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AA Russian firm has been handed a £50,000 ($79,500) fine and ordered to repay all UK customers for marketing a dubious Android app that generated a £10 premium rate £10 SMS charge simply for downloading it. According to ...
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HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s largest warship which played a starring role during the London 2012 Olympics, will receive a £65M upgrade, the MoD announced today. Work on the helicopter carrier, which was moored on the ...
Kibo finalises formal strategic joint venture agreement with major Brazilian industrial conglomerate Votorantim Metaís Participações Ltda, the metals, mining and smelting arm of the Votorantim Group, for the further ...
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Aberdeen based oilfield services firm, Coretrax, has moved to a new purpose built HQ with an investment of GBP 2.4 million into the office and workshop space. Formed in 2008, the company had outgrown its previous offices in Altens, ...
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Menmedia reported that a steel business is targeting growth after receiving a GBP 700,000 finance package from Yorkshire Bank. Radcliffe based Steel Dynamics was founded in September to supply stainless steel, duplex and nickel alloys to ...
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US-based Crosse & Blackwell’s 4Kids range of canned pasta is being re-launched to target the GBP 10m pasta market. The revamped range, with updated packaging and new recipes for the existing seven line-up of pasta in tomato sauce, ...
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Stella Artois is launching a limited edition bottle design to coincide with the festive season across UK. Originally brewed as a Christmas beer for the people of Leuven town in Belgium, the company's new seasonal design is aimed at ...
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England-based CPI has put its corrugated packaging at the forefront to protect goods in transit and promote brands on their store shelves. CPI packaging director Andrew Barnetson said that while retailers were becoming more demanding in ...
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