23/12/15

[Maik]

Five of world's biggest investment banks pay no UK corporation tax
JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank AG, Nomura Holding and Morgan Stanley make billions in profit in Britain – but analysis reveals their UK arms paid not a penny of business levy in 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/five-of-worlds-biggest-investment-banks-pay-no-uk-corporation-tax-a6783716.html


Edit: date corrected

[Maik]

NHS hit by nurses’ pay scandal
Locum agencies making huge profits from fees charged for providing temporary hospital staff

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/12064455/NHS-hit-by-nurses-pay-scandal.html

Driven by money: the £1m 'biller’ for NHS nurses
Premium-rate agency charges up to 100pc mark-up in commission to get trusts last-minute staff

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/12064456/Driven-by-money-the-1m-biller-for-NHS-nurses.html

[Maik]

UK awash with oil as tankers forced to turn around
Unseasonably warm winter weather has left the UK with its highest October stockpiles of oil for the past five years, according to Government figures

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/12064450/UK-awash-with-oil-as-tankers-forced-to-turn-around.html

[Maik]

Is Greece really on the road to recovery?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35122710

[Maik]

Christmas shoppers endure six hour wait to get out of Bluewater Shopping Centre
A last-minute gift rush sparked chaos in the carpark when exits and entrances were blocked with traffic

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/12064128/Christmas-shoppers-endure-six-hour-wait-to-get-out-of-Bluewater-Shopping-Centre.html

[TonyKath]

Is Greece really on the road to recovery?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35122710

Interesting and very well informed article.  As usual the answer is: maybe...maybe not. 

Tony