Mr Schmidt said he aimed to move the controversy over corporate tax avoidance �away from accusation and toward action� after Google's tax affairs were branded �rather devious�, �calculated� and �unethical� at the Public Accounts Committee.

Marks & Spencer's store staff could see their meagre �100 bonus trimmed or ditched after the retail bellwether posts a further fall in annual profits this week.

It began as a sideline on a Herefordshire farm little over a decade ago but is now being touted around the world to potential buyers for �100m.

LONDON�An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector, compared with the size of the rest of its economy, making it vulnerable to financial shocks and putting Scottish taxpayers at significant risk in the event of the country being ...

FirstGroup is expected to announce that chairman Martin Gilbert is set to step down in a bid to placate investors as it unveils plans for a �600m rights issue and cuts the dividend.