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Church ‘speaking for the poor’ on payday lending, says Archbishop
The Most Rev Justin Welby said he had received an “unusual” number of positive responses since he told short-term, high-cost credit firm Wonga that the Church wants to “compete” it out of existence as part of its plans to expand credit unions
BP warns Gulf spill costs will exceed $42.4bn as compensation costs rise
BP’s total bill for the Gulf of Mexico disaster will rise well beyond $42.4bn (£27.6bn), the oil giant warned on Tuesday, as it raised its estimate of compensation claims by $1.4bn to $9.6bn
Police investigate new death threats against MP Stella Creasy
Labour MP Stella Creasy received sexually violent messages on Twitter following her support for banknote campaigner
Bitcoin banned in Thailand
Thailand has become the first country to ban Bitcoin after the central bank ruled it is not a currency
Deloitte failed to manage conflicts of interest before demise of MG Rover
Regulator criticises accountancy firm for advising ‘Phoenix Four’ businesspeople at same time as auditing doomed carmaker
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