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A fine and a slap on the wrist for the City crooks

London Laundry - White collar crime: New system means firms guilty of bribery or fraud will be able to do deals to avoid prosecutions
Actors Lorraine Bracco and Ray Liotta in a nightclub scene from US mob film Goodfellas (1990)

David Clarke: Villains choose 'safe' London to launder their dirty money

London Laundry - how it's done: Dubious businessmen are moving their cash around with ease, as one of Britain's leading fraud experts tells Jim Armitage

Strong checks are needed to stop the City attracting fraudsters

Where are the guardians of the City?

Amid all its wealth, London has become a global haven for hiding ill-gotten gains

‘Consumer appetite for making payments via their mobile is on the rise’

Pingit is no gimmick: Can pay, will pay – with a money transfer app

Will supermarket queues soon be a thing of the past in the brave new mobile world, asks James Moore

The Week Ahead: Primark may come to the rescue as ABF faces a struggle over sugar

Things could get a bit sticky for Primark owner Associated British Foods after accusations that another subsidiary, British Sugar, may have fixed sugar prices. However, today’s update is likely to show that the clothing retailer’s success is offsetting ABF’s problems with flagging prices for the sweet stuff. Numis’s scribblers said its previous update revealed “worse than expected sugar results and foreign exchange concerns” but was “mitigated by a better than expected performance from Primark”. They expect more of the same at ABF’s latest trading update.

What the Sunday papers said

Independent on Sunday: M&S accused of  copying art work

A designer is claiming that Marks & Spencer is selling wall prints that are almost identical to her own work. Louise Verity was shocked to see images on M&S’s Instagram page of large printed messages over old dictionary pages – resembling designs she has sold since 2009.

Who's going to be next? WhatsApp's success is being replicated across the tech industry as Apps are hungrily bought up

Which apps will become WhatsApps? After the billion-dollar purchase of the messaging service, a guide to the best UK tech firms

Global technology giants are in the midst of a spending spree, as once trailblazing companies such as Google and Facebook try to maintain growth and regain their edge by snapping up young talent and good ideas.

Bags of growth ahead for Mulberry

The luxury British retailer is going through an exciting transition, as Bruno Guillon explains to Laura Chesters during a tour of new Somerset factory

Ravi Ruia (pictured) and his brother Shashi’s empire spans steel to shipping and energy and employs 73,000 worldwide

Ruia brothers under fire for move to delist Essar Energy

The backlash over the move has shone the spotlight on brothers who, despite their billionaire lifestyles, still share an office

'Like if you hate Mondays': The sad world of corporate Facebook pages

'We're buttering rolls for a funeral, what's your favourite roll?' said one hospice

William Eccleshare says the UK is an ‘emerging market’ for innovative advertising

William Eccleshare: Forget web banner ads, the future is the great outdoors

William Eccleshare doesn’t see outdoor advertising as old school or low-tech. Combined with mobile devices, he says, it offers unmatched visibility and engagement. He spoke to Margareta Pagano

Language learning, above, is part of the student visa process – and ETS was accused of fraud in its testing

Watch your language: The Tories' u-turn on testers

In opposition, they attacked the failures of US giant ETS – but in Government, they kept faith with disastrous consequences

A Co-op in east London in 1929: it wants to know how it can best serve its communities now

150 years on, the Co-op asks where its future lies

Bruised by an annus horribilis, the Co-op is polling customers and members to help it to get back on course

Biotech boom: Cambridge Science Park

Why Cambridge is at the heart of Britain's economic recovery

New investment and a unique relationship between business and academia is transforming the Silicon Fen

The Week Ahead: Numis thinks there is scope for a return from IHG of a further $350m-$500m

The City starts the week with some retail therapy as the shopping centres owner Hammerson today releases its full-year results.

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New system means firms guilty of bribery or fraud will be able to do deals to avoid prosecution, Nick Kochan reports
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Strong checks are needed to stop the City attracting fraudsters
Amid all its wealth, the City has become a global haven for hiding ill-gotten gains
Voices
Germany exemplifies economic virtue and we exemplify economic vice, says Hamish McRae
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European Union flag
Political repression is generating a dangerously high democracy deficit, says Satyajit Das
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The North is still not feeling this recovery – and the Conservatives are likely to pay for that at the polls, says David Blanchflower
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Jan Koum chose to sign the Facebook deal near the Social Services office where he used to collect food stamps
The co-founder of WhatsApp is suddenly worth $6.8bn
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It is hard not to conclude that the $19bn price is from another planet. That planet is called Silicon Valley, says Mark McSherry
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Ravi Ruia (pictured) and his brother Shashi’s empire spans steel to shipping and energy and employs 73,000 worldwide
The backlash over the move has shone the spotlight on brothers who, despite their billionaire lifestyles, still share an office. Andrew Buncombe reports
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Language learning, above, is part of the student visa process – and ETS was accused of fraud in its testing
In opposition, they attacked the failures of US giant ETS- but in Government, they kept faith with disastrous consequences, says Jim Armitage
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Alex Salmond said the Chancellor's refusal to sharing the pound has backfired as a 'campaign tactic'
An independent Scotland may find it hard to enter the European Union and the pound but wouldn't it be better off without them? says Mitch Feierstein
Arts & Entertainment
Bill Nighy in spoof video in support of the Robin Hood tax. The actor plays British banking CEO 'John Bostock'
Actors star in satirical video supporting Robin Hood tax
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A Co-op in east London in 1929: it wants to know how it can best serve its communities now
Bruised by an annus horribilis, the Co-op is polling customers and members to help it to get back on course, Nick Goodway
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German court's ruling could trigger a legal crisis in the eurozone, says Satyajit Das
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Biotech boom: Cambridge Science Park

New investment and a unique relationship between business and academia is transforming the Silicon Fen

Voices
The Bank of England is wrong to assume that falling unemployment signals rising wages, says David Blanchflower
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Tenants of the Burj Khalifa fear they will be denied access to lifts in the world’s tallest building if landlords don’t pay maintenance fees
Burj Khalifa is turning into a huge let-down as spiralling service costs see landlords falling behind on their bills, Jim Armitage reports
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The over-budget decontamination of Sellafield by the NMP consortium has been the subject of repeated criticism
To find someone ready to clean up Sellafield's mess, turn to the Lords, says Mark Leftly
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial: what should we expect?

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Non-Stop is not a film that will appeal to the airline industry but, true to the title, it strikes a relentless narrative tempo
All the presidents' meals: A new memoir spills the beans on cooking at the White House

White House chef spills the beans

John Moeller cooked family meals for the Bushes and Clintons, and banquets for world leaders
Citizen clean: Campaigners frustrated with the Government's failure to cut the amount of air pollution are uniting to tackle 'invisible killer'

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Spritz promises to boost reading speeds to a breakneck 500 words a minute - will it enhance our enjoyment of literature?

Will Spritz enhance our enjoyment of literature?

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Wanderlust: 10 best Asia travel books

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If you’re heading east or want to learn more about the continent, take a guided tour
Nicolas Anelka 'quenelle' gesture: Split second that changed everything

Split second that changed everything

Whatever he may have intended, English football now knows more than it would like about Dieudonné and his gesture
Dark shadow of Allen Stanford grips Antigua

Dark shadow of Allen Stanford grips Antigua

The ECB may have tried to quickly forget the 'Twenty20 for 20' but the fraudster's downfall cost thousands of jobs and left a giant hole in the island's economy
Stephen Roche: Ireland is ready for Giro d'Italia's grand start

Stephen Roche: Ireland is ready for Giro d'Italia's grand start

The cycling legend on how Belfast has geared up for May's big event
Mounting tension: Israel’s Knesset debates proposal to enforce its sovereignty at Al-Aqsa Mosque - a move seen as ‘an extreme provocation to Muslims worldwide’

Mounting tension in Israel

Knesset debates proposal to enforce its sovereignty at Al-Aqsa Mosque - a move seen as ‘an extreme provocation to Muslims worldwide’
Hindu nationalists are gaining power in India - and silencing enemies along the way

Hindu nationalists are gaining power in India...

... and silencing enemies along the way
Grow up, grandpa: Years after 'Sachsgate', Andrew Sachs reveals he is still not talking to his granddaughter

'Grow up, Andrew Sachs'

Years after 'Sachsgate', the Fawlty Towers star reveals he is still not talking to his granddaughter
Is it game over for Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda?

Is it game over for Nintendo?

The Japanese firm is in deep trouble with poor sales of its new Wii U console and sliding profits