* Cameron knew minister supported the deal beforeappointment * Takeover is key issue in Murdoch's role in Britain * New evidence puts pressure on Cameron and Hunt (Recasts after new evidence) LONDON, May ...

WPP plc ("WPP") WPP announces that on 24 May 2012 it acquired 100,000 of its own ordinary shares of 10p each for cancellation. The shares were acquired at a price of 781.7206p per share. ENDPOSBKQDQABKDOPB...

 TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares 1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:easyJet PLC 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) ...

 THE TAKEOVER PANEL - DISCLOSURE TABLE 24 May 2012 - FINAL The following are today's changes to the Disclosure Table: ADDITIONS OFFEREE: Autologic Holdings Plc Offer period commenced: 15:43 24-May-2012 ...

 Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC Interim Management Statement - 3 months to 30 April 2012 To the members of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC This interim management statement has ...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The UK minister in charge ofapproving News Corp's bid for BSkyB passed oninformation about the process to Murdoch's media empire throughhis aide, a News Corp lobbyist insisted, ...

Do you want an income of 7.5% a year from your investments but are worried about shares? Fortunately, there are retail bonds from FTSE 100 companies that are guaranteed to pay these kind of whopping yields.There ...

 24 May 2012 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION Notice is hereby given to the holders of the EUR600 million 8.03% Non-cumulative Step-up Perpetual Preferred Securities (the Preferred Securities) issued by HSBC Capital ...

The task of turning around the world’s oldest holiday company has been given to the boss of an electronic components group who has no experience of the travel industry.

  24 May 2012 S∓U plc AGM Statement S∓U plc held its annual general meeting in Solihull today. At the start of the AGM members approved the proposed withdrawal of special resolutions 11 and 14 ...

 Press Release 24 May 2012 GVC Holdings PLC ("GVC" or the "Group") Result of AGM GVC Holdings PLC (AIM:GVC), a leading provider of B2B and B2C services to the online gaming and sports ...

Daily Mail & General Trust saw profits fall by more than a third to £46m in the first half of the year, as it counted the cost of close to 600 job cuts and a decline in advertising revenues.

Interim profits took a tumble at Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) but the newspaper publisher and exhibitions organiser is sticking with its full year outlook.

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* Reiterates outlook, expects to grow earnings * Fall in ad revenues hits consumer division * Disposals, redundancies hit reported profit * Shares down 3.8 percent (Adds quotes, reaction, shares) LONDON, ...

Robert Peston, the BBC's business editor, admitted on air to being charmed by the "seductive" head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde.

- EU leaders clash over Eurobonds - Chinese manufacturing continues to contract - Financials wanted after recent sell-off

 24 May 2012 BOARD CHANGES Cable ∓ Wireless Communications Plc today announces the following changes to its Board of Directors: · Mary Francis will retire as a Non-executive Director with effect from ...

* S&P/ASX 200 index down 11 points to 4,055.8 * Rio bucks weak trend as it stands by expansion plans * AGL share sale to fund Loy Yang power acquisition * Origin secures $8.5 bln finance (Adds comment, ...

 24 May 2012 S ∓ U plc ("S∓U" or "the Company") Interim Management Statement S∓U, Britain's foremost niche home credit and motor finance provider, today issues an interim ...

 24 May 2012 ATH Resources plc ("The Company") Trading Update ATH Resources plc (AIM:ATH), one of the UK's largest coal producers, today announces that following a further fall in the International ...

 For Immediate Release 24 May 2012 Cello Group plc (the "Group" or the "Company") Additional listing / TVR The Company announces that on 23 May 2012 it resolved to issue 3,248,580 ...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - British newspaper group DailyMail & General Trust said it expected to improve inthe second half of the year after cover price rises and higherdigital revenues partly offset falling ...

 LOWLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY PLC Unaudited Results for the Half Year Ended 31 March 2012 This announcement contains regulated information Key Data (Unaudited) Half year ended 31 March 2012 (Unaudited) ...

- Stocks surge after yesterday's heavy falls despite Eurozone travails - China, Eurozone manufacturing PMIs disappoint - UK contracts more than expected in Q1

BSkyB has been thrown a lifeline by the Competition Commission after the watchdog backtracked on proposals to cut the number of rights to Hollywood films the broadcaster is allowed to buy.

Retreating miners bore the brunt of Wednesday’s market tumble, with dealers’ screens a sea of red.

(Fixes headline) LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respectedjournalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspapereditor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 yearsago, ...

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - One of Britain's most respectedjournalists said on Wednesday that former tabloid newspapereditor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 yearsago, the latest twist ...

 Wednesday 23 rd May 2012 UPDATE ON BETFAIR'S LICENSING AND TAX POSITION IN SPAIN The Spanish Government has stated its intention to issue a first wave of online gaming licences at the beginning of June. ...

 AEGIS GROUP PLC - ACQUISITION OF SHARES BY EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST 23 May 2012 The Company has today been informed that the Aegis Group Employee Share Trust, which holds shares for the benefit of employees, ...

Tin hats will need to be at the ready on Thursday morning as a barrage of company results is expected.

 23 May 2012 bwin.party digital entertainment plc ('bwin.party', the 'Group') Schleswig-Holstein Operating Licence bwin.party, the world's leading listed online gaming company, has today been awarded ...