Just 2% of total penalties paid, raising concerns about agency given new powers to fight economic crimeThe UK government agency responsible for overseeing a national register of companies has collected just £1,250 in fines...
Read MorePaul Marchant accepts behaviour fell below standards expected at owner Associated British FoodsThe boss of Primark has admitted an “error of judgment” and resigned following an allegation made by a woman about his...
Read MoreExclusive: Independent investigation in 2023 upheld five allegations against Carlo D’Amario, the Guardian understandsFrom her 1975 “gay cowboys” T-shirt to pioneering catwalk collections that challenged gender...
Read MoreMPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islandsThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) have been accused of a “shameful” attempt to avoid a crackdown on financial crime, in a...
Read MoreCyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expensesWhen it came to his fleet of superyachts, the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was nothing if not generous.As...
Read MoreBosses will hit milestone marginally quicker this year on the third working day of 2025 with median hourly pay of £1,298, says High Pay CentreThe chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by...
Read MoreExclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation showsThames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards...
Read MoreMargaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell criticise ‘dither and delay’ that they say protects corruption and conflictOpen registers are only way to stop dirty moneyThe UK’s offshore financial centres must fall in...
Read MorePay-as-you-go simcard seller often filed late returns, had accounts queried by auditors and was embroiled in eight-year VAT battleLycamobile, a telecoms company that has given more than £2m to the Conservative party, has...
Read MoreAllwyn parent company says deal to buy 3% stake in Czech gas facility will cut final link with Kremlin-controlled energy firmThe billionaire owner of Allwyn, the company that runs the national lottery, will sever his last...
Read MoreExclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’The British digger maker JCB, owned by the billionaire Bamford family, continued to build and...
Read MoreFirms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition...
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