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City bankers and traders celebrating bumper Christmas bonuses this year face an unpaid tax bill of £70m following a crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs.

TfL's boss has joined the capital's commuters, but on a £320,000 salary he is less likely than most to feel the recent fare hikes. Conal Walsh reports.

The knives were out when Stuart Rose took over at M&S. But the business is blooming under his leadership, writes Conal Walsh.

The BBC could freeze the salaries of its highest paid stars as it battles to reign in spending. By James Robinson and Conal Walsh.

Big Russian companies first started listing in London last year, with the £1bn flotation of Sistema, the Moscow-based telecoms group. But in 2006 the Square Mile has truly emerged as the venue of choice for fast-rising, if controversial, companies from around the world.

People who lost their Christmas savings in the Farepak collapse are planning a legal action against directors of the defunct firm.

The government faces a storm of criticism this week after Tony Blair's decision to call off the Serious Fraud Office investigation into BAE's arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Observers are divided over whether buying Liverpool means a Roman Abramovich-style treasure chest to buy players - or a hard-headed investment that will demand returns. By Conal Walsh.

The Dubai ruler behind the £450m takeover bid for Liverpool FC is accused of being involved in trafficking children to race camels.

Gordon Brown is bracing himself for a European court ruling this week that could blow a multi-billion-pound hole in Treasury coffers.

Ministers have moved to close a loophole that allowed City firms to cut their tax bills by buying aircraft and helicopter leasing companies.

Profits are up at the famous store while rumours fly that its 73-year-old boss may put his son in charge, writes Conal Walsh.