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  1. London property draws eurozone investors: Buyers from troubled Italy and Greece are on course to double their sp... on.ft.com/sVyfEE about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. Corporation of London draws protesters’ ire: Body with jurisdiction over City has come under fire as ‘unaccounta... on.ft.com/tVyLwF about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. Animators quit UK for tax breaks abroad: Makers of popular children’s cartoon shows warn they can no longer affo... on.ft.com/vwmaBY about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Some schools face threat of years of cuts: IFS report says the ambitious plans to correct regional discrepancies... on.ft.com/rypogJ about 18 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. QE convert states the case for stimulus: Voting for a resumption of quantitative easing in October completed a j... on.ft.com/rvE2gu about 20 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. SFO eyes probe into F1 bribery allegations: The UK’s Serious Fraud Office is liaising with German authorities to... on.ft.com/uv6gmV about 20 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Coalition damaging industry, says CBI: Director-general John Cridland said he was hopeful George Osborne would p... on.ft.com/vI2RuP 1 day ago via twitterfeed
  8. Osborne braced for bad news on deficit: The chancellor is braced for bad news when the Office for Budget Respons... on.ft.com/uFBH2x 9:50 AM Nov 17th via twitterfeed
  9. Labour leader calls for change in boardroom: Ed Miliband fleshes out ideas for ‘more responsible capitalism’ wit... on.ft.com/t8Ihab 8:05 AM Nov 17th via twitterfeed
  10. Small shops boost retail October sales: Volumes rise 0.6 per cent month on month, says ONS, as consumers make mo... on.ft.com/rykPsG 4:19 AM Nov 17th via twitterfeed
  11. Centrica warns on lost customers: British Gas owner blames commodity prices and mild autumn for 200,000 clients ... on.ft.com/txBx6P 3:44 AM Nov 17th via twitterfeed
  12. Virgin buys Northern Rock for £747m: Richard Branson’s banking arm is buying the savings bank almost four years ... on.ft.com/v0cBfB 1:53 AM Nov 17th via twitterfeed
  13. Councils reveal funding squeeze strategy: Report shows local authorities are planning to reduce services or rais... on.ft.com/v5NjwW 4:07 PM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  14. European Tories deal green blow to Cameron: MEPs move to weaken European Parliament efforts to boost EU action a... on.ft.com/vgsYPL 2:24 PM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  15. Osborne’s Greek remarks upset France: France has reacted angrily at George Osborne’s remarks linking the country... on.ft.com/rKyW5B 12:12 PM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  16. Move to raise bar for foreign spouse migrants: Number of foreign spouses allowed to enter UK from outside EU wou... on.ft.com/tlhjGT 8:41 AM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  17. BoE signals more quantitative easing: Economic activity will be ‘broadly flat’ until the middle of next year, th... on.ft.com/vPv6sz 4:43 AM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  18. Youth unemployment passes one million: Youth unemployment rises above 1m while overall unemployment increases mo... on.ft.com/v4TCqq 2:32 AM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
  19. Borders chief disputes home office claims: Border Force chief, who was suspended earlier this month, said he had... on.ft.com/w2Kywt 1:51 AM Nov 16th via twitterfeed
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