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Gerard Lyons urges government to "pursue global agenda"
"The UK needs to pursue a global agenda", Boris Johnson's economic adviser will say at the annual conference of the British Bankers' Association on Thursday.
UK "needs Chinese investment", says ambassador ahead of Jinping visit
The UK "needs Chinese investment", the Chinese ambassador said on Sunday, one day before President Xi Jinping begins his visit to the UK.
Sunday newspaper round-up: HSBC, bank charges, ITV, Dairy Crest
HSBC has swung back in favour of keeping its headquarters in the UK, after some placatory watering down of planned reforms within the banking industry. The bank, which had threatened to move out of Britain, has been placated by Chancellor George Osborne's decision to reduce the bank levy and give more leeway on plans to force banks to ring-fence their retail and investment businesses, the Sunday Times reported. Stuart Gulliver, the bank's chief executive, has managed to get "pretty much everything he wanted out of the government", a high-level source told the paper.
Sir Dick Olver sounded out for chairman role at Urenco
Former chairman of BAE Systems Sir Dick Olver is one of several big name businessmen who have been invited for talks about taking on the role of chairman of Urenco.
Amazon to take legal action against people writing fake reviews
Amazon is planning to take legal action against people it claims have posted fake reviews on its website.
Sunday share tips: Oxford Instruments, FTSE 100 miners, Redcentric
Oxford Instruments shares should be sold, said the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. The high-tech device maker spun out of Oxford University in 1959 needs to operate right on the bleeding edge of technology, and often depends on acquisitions to stay relevant - but not even that strategy is guaranteed to deliver reliable profits. The company has suffered two profit warnings in the last year, blamed on the sanctions on Russia and China's economic slowdown.
Quality of apprenticeships has fallen, Ofsted to say
The rapid rise in the number of apprenticeships and their expansion to skills such as coffee-making and floor cleaning, has reduced their quality, Ofsted is expected to warn this week.
Scotland's Sturgeon tells Cameron "we will decide our future"
We will decide the future of our country, was the message delivered by Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to British prime minister David Cameron.
Volkswagen could face £30bn class action from shareholders
Volkswagen could be slapped with a £30bn law suit by shareholders following the infamous emissions scandal, it has been revealed.
Banks await results from CMA investigation
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to this week say that bank charges must be made clearer, sources have said.
HSBC now 'leaning towards staying in Britain'
HSBC has reportedly now moved in favour of remaining in the UK following a serious of changes to planned reforms within the banking industry.
Anglo American announced up to 140 job cuts
Anglo American is planning to cut between 120 and 140 jobs in Chile, the mining giant announced over the weekend.
Big Ben needs urgent repair work costing taxpayer as much as £40m
Desperately-needed repair work on Big Ben could cost tax payers £40m, a report by the cross-party Commons Finance Committee has revealed.
Steel industry needs "life-saving surgery", UK Steel director says
The steel industry needs "life-saving surgery" to take it out of the current "crisis", UK Steel director Gareth Stace warned over the weekend.