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1. Revenue urged to get tough on tax dodgers
MPs have urged the Revenue to get tough on businesses dodging corporation tax and sharpen up its investigations into compliance.
21 Oct 2008
2. Could $100 oil turn dumps into plastic mines?
Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps.
27 Aug 2008
3. Teenage breakdancer lands TV talent show
Teenage breakdancer George Sampson, hailed by judge Simon Cowell as "the dance version of Rocky", fought off the hot favourites on Saturday to win one of the most popular TV talent shows.
02 Jun 2008
4. Myanmar starts mass evictions from cyclone camps
Myanmar's junta started evicting destitute families from government-run cyclone relief centres on Friday, apparently out of concern the 'tented villages' might become permanent.
30 May 2008
5. Ashlee Simpson reportedly marries Pete Wentz
Singer Ashlee Simpson on Saturday married her fiance, rocker Pete Wentz, People magazine reported.
19 May 2008
6. MPs slam system of teaching children for tests
The government should scrap the current system of tests for school pupils because it risks damaging children and created an atmosphere where schools became focused on hitting targets, MPs said on Tuesday.
13 May 2008
7. MPs say govt must get tougher on British Energy
The government should exercise tighter control over British Energy to cut the risk to the taxpayer of restructuring the nuclear power company, according to a parliamentary report published on Thursday.
19 Jul 2007
8. Ex director Thompson grilled at Black trial
Lawyers for fallen media baron Conrad Black grilled a former director of Black's company on Wednesday about how well he carried out corporate oversight and whether Black really kept the board in the dark on payments that are central to the government's accusations of fraud.
03 May 2007
9. MPs rap Brown over airline tax hike
Chancellor Gordon Brown faced criticism from a parliamentary committee on Thursday for raising air travel taxes without formal approval from MPs.
25 Jan 2007
10. Royal Mail selling stamps online
Royal Mail on Tuesday launched a new service allowing customers to buy and print their postage online, marking the latest innovation to a stamp based postal service which harks back to 1840 and the Penny Black.
19 Sep 2006
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