UK Business News

Tesco says every little helps with Clubcard

Retailing giant ups the ante in fight to win customers by sending vouchers out early so they can be used before Christmas

Telephone codes may all be changed again

Ofcom has raised the prospect of introducing 'overlay' codes as the regulator tries to overcome a drought in numbers

• Talking point: New phone codes aim to curb those premium-rate rip-offs

• Ofcom raises talk of new telephone codes

'UK risks slumping into full-blown debt crisis'

Economists from Morgan Stanley fear that Britain could be the first G10 country to face a fiscal disaster

Regional newspapers start internet charging

Industry watches with interest as publisher of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post tests online waters by erecting paywall

World Business News

LVMH enjoys scent of victory against eBay

Paris court rules against eBay and says online auction house has no right to allow the sale of LVMH perfume brands

De Beers in talks with investors over funding

• De Beers hires PwC in $1.5 billion loan talks

• De Beers stops mining diamonds in Botswana

India's economy beats growth forecasts

Output grew by 7.9 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier – much greater than the 6.3 per cent forecast

China to be world's biggest gold market

Analysts predict that already high prices of the precious metal will soar as more buyers flock to this perceived haven

• A tale of two countries

• India’s $6.7bn taste for gold sends price soaring

Analysis

Is it time to drink up and move on?

Adam Fowle, the newly appointed M&B chief executive, wants to focus on running the company’s hostelries efficiently

• Darling should beware of debt default

• Defenestration must not rule yearly vote

Dubai troubles cast doubt on fundraising

Emirate's debt default rollercoaster is placing enormous uncertainty on future initial public offerings and other issues

The Burden of Tax

The Liberal Democrats need to remain interesting even when they are wrong

• Vince Cable waters down ‘mansion tax’

Law  

Test case appeal is last hope for McKinnon

Businessman's battle to stop extradition to US on human rights grounds could have ramifications for computer hacker

Peer’s plan to halt libel abuse

The leading human rights barrister is drawing up a defamation reform bil which would prevent lawyers pocketing excessive fees

• Frances Gibb: publishers' nightmare

• Straw pledges action to end libel tourism

New Dresdner bonus claim in High Court

Group of ex-Kleinwort bankers has gone to court to sue former employer for millions in withheld bonuses

Money  

Best accounts to beat banks

Following the Supreme Court's ruling last week, we look at how you can beat the banks on current account charges

10 ways to beat the taxman before April

The new tax year will bring important changes for many people, so put your affairs in order. Here, we give our top 10 tips

• Fresh threat to tax evaders

• Offshore deadline approaches

Estate agents force buyers to use costly in-house mortgage deals

Purchasers are losing thousands as agents use a hard sell to chase commissions

business travel  

How to bag the best seat on the plane and other cool tools

A new seat-finding service gets our business travel editor thinking about other technology he would like to see

Heathrow's terminal 2 closes after 54 years

The old Europa Building will be demolished to make way for a 30 million passenger a year mega-terminal

Bmi revamps Diamond Club frequent flyer scheme

Airline adds family membership and unveils new rules for complimentary upgrades