A shareholder battle erupts over control of Healthcare Locums, the nursing recruitment company which spectacularly came to grief earlier this year after the discovery of accounting irregularities... more
A big hand for Cartesian Capital Partners, which stands to make millions from shorting shares in Kate Bleasdale's Healthcare Locums, which have just been suspended because of "accounting irregularities"... more
Swann must prove his fitness for England's World Cup campaign after being ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against Australia with a back problem... more
Oil prices rise to nearly $71 a barrel in Asia after worries that Europe’s debt crisis could stall the global economic recovery caused a sell-off... more
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warns Chancellor George Osborne that the outlook for inflation is “highly uncertain” after it hit a 17-month high of 3.7%... more
Energy: The price of a barrel of oil tumbles below $70 for the first time in more than a year, putting pressure on petrol producers to slash the cost of filling up the car... more
Shares in Halifax and Bank of Scotland owner HBOS jumped another 14% amid growing conviction in the stock market that its £11.7 billion takeover by Lloyds TSB will happen... more
Royal Bank of Scotland has switched its attention to Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its search for a buyer for ABN Amro's investment banking and corporate finance business in Asia... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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