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Leeds 22 St Helens 30 match report: Tom Makinson turns tide for Saints

The last time Saints lost six matches in a row, the mighty Mal Meninga had not long returned to Australia.

Eight-try Rovers turn on the style to revive their play-off chances

Hull Kingston Rovers turned on the style to keep their top-eight hopes alive and ease the pressure on coach Craig Sandercock with this win over Wakefield.

Castleford look sharp for Powell’s grand opener

Daryl Powell takes charge of his hometown club for the first time in France this afternoon. The newly appointed Castleford coach takes them to the Catalan Dragons looking for a result to get his reign off to an optimistic start.

Warrington 16 Hull 26: Whiting’s two late tries deliver shock to Warrington

Two late scores from Richard Whiting gave resilient Hull a shock win over one of Super League’s pacesetters last night.

Gareth Ellis enjoying Hull pressure

Hull captain Gareth Ellis says he will relish having the pressure on his shoulders as he seeks to turn his new club into a Super League force.

Round-Up: Tomkins scores four more in Wigan cruise and dragons thrash York

Sam Tomkins kept up his freakish try-scoring record with four more as Wigan cruised past Hull KR into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a 46-14 victory at  Craven Park yesterday. The  full-back has now scored 21 in his last nine games.

Huddersfield Giants 24 Leeds Rhinos 8 match report: Leroy Cudjoe halts Rhinos' annual charge to Wembley

Leroy Cudjoe intercepted Leeds on their usual route to Wembley with two tries that took Huddersfield into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Promotion set to return in Super League revamp

The Rugby Football League has revealed details of a proposed radical shake-up of the game, including the return of automatic promotion and relegation.

Hull 24 Wakefield 6 match report: England international Gareth Ellis made his mark

Gareth Ellis scored his first try since returning to England to help Hull into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Daryl Powell joins Castleford

Daryl Powell has been appointed head coach at Castleford Tigers to replace Ian Millward.

UK may be three quarters of the way through debt purge - Fisher

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Britain may be as much as three quarters of the way through the process of working off the high debt levels which have weighed on the economy since the financial crisis, a top Bank of England policymaker said on Friday. Paul Fisher, one of nine members of the bank's rate-setting committee, said growth would remain weak while Britain's households, public sector, banks and other companies sought to get themselves back to financial health. ...

Bank of England's Fisher says does not want U.S.-style QE pledge

By William Schomberg CARDIFF (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker said on Friday he favoured small additional amounts of bond purchases over time, but not a hard-to-manage commitment to longer-term stimulus like that of the U.S. Federal Reserve. "I don't think I want to get into the American position of saying it is indefinite and then stopping," said Paul Fisher, one of the British bank's rate-setters. "I think the Americans are finding it a bit hard - as we have seen recently - to get out, because they have got this indefinite horizon. ...

Bailiff Boom As Council Tax Benefit Cuts Bite

Bailiffs are profiting at the expense of struggling families because of cuts to council tax benefits, according to the Citizens Advice service.

Banks in the spotlight in debate over UK listing rules

By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain's stock market watchdog pores over the implications of scandals at mining companies ENRC and Bumi, the role of sponsor banks who helped lead their listings is coming under scrutiny. Such banks act as liaison with regulators and vouch for the firms they are listing in an "eligibility" letter, putting them potentially in the firing line if problems develop at the companies they worked for. ...

UK 'Three Quarters' Through Clearing Debt

Britain may be as much as three quarters of the way through working off the high levels of debt that have stifled growth since the financial crisis began, a senior Bank of England (BoE) policymaker has said.

Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown

By Koh Gui Qing BEIJING (Reuters) - As evidence mounts that China's economy is losing momentum, economists are fast abandoning their rosy recovery forecasts and bracing for what could be the country's slowest growth rate in 23 years. In the space of five months, analysts have swung from confidently predicting a modest pick-up in the world's second-biggest economy to pondering the chance that China will miss its own 7.5 percent growth target this year. ...

EU denies breakdown in solar panel talks

By Ethan Bilby and Charlie Zhu BRUSSELS/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The European Commission rejected Chinese trade association statements that talks to resolve a dispute over allegations of dumping of solar panels had broken down, while Chinese comments highlighted risks the dispute could escalate. EU regulators agreed to impose solar panel duties averaging 47 percent earlier this month following a investigation launched by a complaint from German manufacturer SolarWorld . The dispute has the potential to impact 21 billion euros (17. ...

Google Boss Fears 'Digital Ethnic Cleansing'

Two of Google's most senior executives have used a lecture in London to press their belief in the transparency of the internet and warned of the dangers of "digital ethnic cleansing".

Mothercare Reports £21.7m UK Division Loss

Mothercare UK has reported a £21.7m loss for the year, an improvement on last year's loss of £24.7m.

German business morale rises more than expected in May

BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale rose far more than expected in May, rebounding after two consecutive falls and suggesting Europe's largest economy is picking up steam after posting anaemic growth in the first quarter. The Munich-based Ifo think tank said on Friday its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 firms, rose to 105.7 in May from 104.4 in April. That compared with a median forecast in a Reuters poll of 40 economists for the business climate index to climb to 104.5 and beat even the highest forecast for 105.5. ...

Allsop raises £55m at last sale

Allsop raised £55m at its last sale, the commercial auction house announced today.

British Land enters Paddington talks

British Land is in talks with Aviva Investors to buy its interest in the Paddington Central scheme.

Kennedy Wilson king of Castle

Kennedy Wilson Europe has been selected to buy the Castle Market Holdings portfolio for just more than €300m.

Lloyds refinances IM Properties loan

New £82.8m facility underlines bank’s commitment to regions

MedicX Fund moots merger with rival Assura

MedicX Fund is planning a takeover of rival healthcare company Assura Group which, if successful, would create the largest healthcare property company in the UK

US REITs flock to £1.2bn Barchester assets

A debt sale earlier this month has raised the prospect of a battle between a group of huge US REITs for the £1.2bn portfolio of one of the UK’s biggest carehome owners.

F&C REIT sell up on High Street Ken

F&C REIT has today announced that it intends to sell 106-166 High Street Kensington.

Terrace Hill Group acquires residential assets worth £5.3m

Terrace Hill Group has acquired the 47 remaining assets within its residential joint venture for £5.3m and plans to dispose of them to owner occupiers.

USS deal to buy Bath Southgate share collapses

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has pulled out of a deal to buy a 50% stake in the new Bath Southgate Shopping Centre for just under £115m.

Capstick-Dale to expand Lighthouse site

Nick Capstick-Dale’s UK Real Estate has bought a site neighbouring his Lighthouse building in King’s Cross which will allow him to work up an extended 50,000 sq ft scheme.

New tax regime for life insurance companies

HM Revenue & Customs has published interim guidance on the new tax regime for life companies covering transitional issues and rules on identifying protection business

Partnerships: A review of two aspects of the tax rules

Open consultation on the detailed design of the changes to partnerships rules and on how to ensure that any impacts outside the specified targeted areas can be reduced without giving rise to uncertainty and avoidance.

Albania: Double Taxation Agreement signed 26 March 2013

A first time comprehensive Double Taxation Agreement between the UK and Albania was signed in Tirana on 26 March 2013.

Statutory Instrument: 2013/559 and Explanatory Memorandum

The Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2013.

Statutory Instrument: 2013/558 and Explanatory Memorandum

The Social Security (Contributions) (Limits and Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

NRLY Non-Resident Landlords Scheme - Annual Information Return

February 2013 version has now been published.

Notes for NRLY Non-Resident Landlords Scheme - Annual Information Return

February 2013 version of the notes for completing form NRLY have now been published.

Draft Guardian's Allowance Uprating and Northern Ireland Uprating Orders 2013

These documents reflects the changes to Guardian's Allowance rates from April 2013.

Draft Tax Credits Uprating etc Regulations 2013.

This document reflects the various tax credits rates and maximum amounts from April 2013.

Corporation Tax Relief for animation, high end television and video games

Corporation Tax relief for the animation, high end TV and video games industries, (‘creative industry tax credits’) is available from 1 April 2013, as announced in the 2012 Budget.