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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn (Mon, 20 May 2013 12:33:51 GMT)
Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m).

High inflation 'cost UK GDP £10bn' (Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:33 GMT)
High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".

PM warns overseas territories on tax (Mon, 20 May 2013 01:41:17 GMT)
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

Ryanair profits at record high (Mon, 20 May 2013 06:57:03 GMT)
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.

FirstGroup stock hit by rights issue (Mon, 20 May 2013 11:21:43 GMT)
Transport company FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue in a bid reduce its debt after its full year profit dropped by over a third.

Business leaders attack Eurosceptics (Mon, 20 May 2013 04:25:00 GMT)
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".

JP Morgan boss in shareholder revolt (Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:31 GMT)
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should be allowed to keep both jobs.

Airport increases European flights (Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:22 GMT)
New European scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva are announced by Cambridge Airport.

Bank governor in Help to Buy warning (Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:48 GMT)
The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place.

Graduate job opportunities 'rising' (Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:43 GMT)
More jobs will become available for graduates this year, research firm Income Data Services (IDS) has forecast, but pay is likely to be frozen.

Ofcom plans simplified phone numbers (Sat, 18 May 2013 00:47:05 GMT)
Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator.

Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK' (Sat, 18 May 2013 23:23:32 GMT)
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.

Contactless 'charging errors' at M&S (Sat, 18 May 2013 00:56:08 GMT)
Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment.

Morrisons agrees deal with Ocado (Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:34 GMT)
Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, says it will launch online shopping by January 2014 after agreeing a tie-up with Ocado.

Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts (Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:17 GMT)
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.

Public sector pensions face big hit (Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:18 GMT)
Four million public sector employees will see a dramatic reduction in the overall value of their pension schemes, a new report claims.

Ofcom: 'Too many' nuisance calls (Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:57 GMT)
UK households are receiving too many nuisance calls, according to the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.

Man lists 12,000 call menu options (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:05 GMT)
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services

HMRC wins Goldman Sachs court case (Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:01 GMT)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court, where it had been accused of illegally letting investment bank Goldman Sachs off part of its tax bill.

Turkish bonds yield at record low (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:05 GMT)
Turkish bond yields have hit new lows as investors greeted Moody's increase in the country's credit rating to investment grade.

Spain reports monthly trade surplus (Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:33 GMT)
Spain records its first monthly trade surplus in more than 40 years as demand for imports dries up.

Eurozone and US inflation falls (Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:53 GMT)
Inflation in both the 17-strong eurozone bloc and the US falls to its lowest level in years.

Why feeling guilty may make you a better boss (Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:33:39 GMT)
Recent research suggests that people who feel guilty for trivial transgressions might make better leaders.

Brooklyn: New York City's hip start-up hub (Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:47:24 GMT)
The New York borough of Brooklyn has become a hub for the Big Apple's cutting-edge crowd - and among them are a new generation of entrepreneurs.

CEO Guru: Managing risk (Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:03:48 GMT)
Managing companies today also means managing risks. Get your attitude to this wrong and you could be heading for trouble.

Jockey Club hits its bond target (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 GMT)
The Jockey Club hits its £15m Racecourse Bond target and extends the application window until 28 May.

Dravid 'shock' over cricket arrests (Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:33 GMT)
India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.

Honda to supply 2015 McLaren engines (Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:34 GMT)
Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team.

VIDEO: Buoyant markets lure day traders (Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:14 GMT)
The upswing in global stock markets continues with another strong start to the week that has seen shares climbing in Asia, and the return of day traders.

AUDIO: Today business roundup (Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:18 GMT)
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack.

BBC Entertainment & Arts News

Rolf Harris returns to the stage (Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:21 GMT)
Rolf Harris receives several standing ovations as he performs his first live show since his arrest over sexual assault claims.

Tom Hiddleston cast in Coriolanus (Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:51 GMT)
Tom Hiddleston is to play the title role in a new version of Shakespearean tragedy Coriolanus at London's Donmar Warehouse.

Star Trek tops US box office (Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:10 GMT)
Star Trek: Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.

Rod Stewart returns to UK number one (Sun, 19 May 2013 18:01:43 GMT)
Rod Stewart scores his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time.

Millais painting acquired by museum (Mon, 20 May 2013 12:37:56 GMT)
A celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting that led to a marriage breakdown is acquired by the Ashmolean museum.

British Soap Award winners named (Sun, 19 May 2013 14:28:22 GMT)
Coronation Street leads the honours as it does battle with Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and EastEnders at the British Soap Awards.

Tyler: 'I did my best at Eurovision' (Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:00 GMT)
Bonnie Tyler reflects on taking the UK to 19th place out of 26 countries at the Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Denmark's Emmelie de Forest.

Lennon guitar sells for $408,000 (Sun, 19 May 2013 10:15:30 GMT)
A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.

Blue plaque for Morecambe and Wise (Sun, 19 May 2013 16:58:38 GMT)
A blue plaque in tribute to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise is unveiled at Teddington Studios.

Russian cult film director dies (Sat, 18 May 2013 22:39:08 GMT)
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose cult films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, dies at the age of 54.

The Maytals singer hit with bottle (Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:28 GMT)
Reggae veterans Toots and the Maytals had to cut short a concert in Virginia after the singer was hit with a bottle thrown from the crowd.

George Michael injured in M1 crash (Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:41 GMT)
Singer George Michael is airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1.

UK's most streamed song revealed (Fri, 17 May 2013 19:51:43 GMT)
The Official Charts Company has revealed the most streamed song of the last twelve months

PM's old masters exhibition opens (Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:37 GMT)
A collection of masterpieces once owned by Britain's first prime minister returns after 234 years for an exhibition in Norfolk.

Cannes Film Festival 2013 (Mon, 20 May 2013 09:48:42 GMT)
Japanese director Takashi Miike's latest blockbuster is splitting the critics - plus more updates from the French Riviera

Ibsen hit transfers to West End (Fri, 17 May 2013 15:26:58 GMT)
The Young Vic's critically acclaimed and award-winning production of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen is to transfer to the West End in August.

Colgan wins romantic novel prize (Thu, 16 May 2013 19:08:34 GMT)
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams by Scottish 'chick-lit' author Jenny Colgan is named Romantic Novel of the Year.

Orwell Prize for Baha Mousa book (Thu, 16 May 2013 12:29:23 GMT)
The Orwell Book Prize for political writing is won by AT Williams for his book on Baha Mousa, while Marie Colvin is honoured with a posthumous award.

Jewel theft at Cannes film festival (Sat, 18 May 2013 02:30:19 GMT)
More than $1m (£650,000) worth of Chopard jewels, to be worn by stars for the Cannes film festival, are stolen from a hotel room in the city.

Director Greenaway to return to UK (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:41 GMT)
British director Peter Greenaway is returning to the UK to film an adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, according to reports.

Coppola dismisses Bling Ring critics (Thu, 16 May 2013 16:41:54 GMT)
US director Sofia Coppola shrugs off criticism from the criminal gang depicted in her latest film, The Bling Ring, as it screens at the Cannes Film Festival.

Bob Dylan joins US Arts Academy (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:40 GMT)
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is made an honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Sande in double win at song awards (Thu, 16 May 2013 17:17:55 GMT)
Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande scoops two prizes at the Ivor Novello awards for songwriting and composing.

New music fund set up for artists (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:47 GMT)
The PRS for Music Foundation and the Arts Council England announce a new grant to help new acts.

Button Moon creator wins court fight (Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:38 GMT)
The creator of children's TV show Button Moon wins a copyright claim over unauthorised T-shirts and mugs.

Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane dies (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:10 GMT)
Actor Paul Shane, famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 72, his agent confirms.

Time delay proposed to aid subtitles (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:09 GMT)
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is proposing a time delay to live programmes in order to improve the quality of subtitles.

VIDEO: Dante's Inferno inspires Dan Brown (Mon, 20 May 2013 10:22:41 GMT)
Dan Brown told BBC Breakfast he read many different translations of the Inferno and had some unpleasant dreams:"It is a terrifying landscape that Dante paints"

VIDEO: Stewart: 'My son thinks I am a plumber' (Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:24 GMT)
Rod Stewart scores his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time.

VIDEO: Justin Bieber defies his critics (Mon, 20 May 2013 08:53:22 GMT)
Justin Bieber defends recent criticisms of his behaviour when he collected his award for top male artist.

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