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Vincent Tchenguiz loses control of Hilton hotels
The Iranian-born investor owns ten Hilton-branded properties – including a flagship outlet in Kensington, West London – through a series of investment vehicles.
Care homes charging £220 a day shamed by watchdog
We have learnt that 2,108 homes have never passed an inspection in four years and have been ordered to make improvements or been threatened with enforcement action or closure.
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Stop ignoring the pension crisis
The collective shortfall in pension funds across the FTSE 100 was £17 billion last year, according to the well-regarded annual study by experts LCP.
Melrose moves to sweet-talk key GKN shareholders
Melrose Industries bosses, including chief executive Simon Peckham, are understood to have targeted 'priority' shareholders in GKN in a bid to pressure its management into talks.
Infrastructure firms lost investors £7bn in six months
Our analysis shows that the collapse of Carillion and a series of profit warnings from six rival Government outsourcing firms have wiped a fortune off the value of their shares.
RBS victims tell of its cynical bullying tactics
A Financial Conduct Authority report has criticised RBS for ‘insensitive, dismissive and sometimes unduly aggressive behaviour’ towards smaller clients.
Give us your bonus, say Persimmon leaseholders
Some called on Jeff Fairburn to donate his bonus to leaseholders affected by the ‘feudal’ practice. Last month, the Government pledged to ban the sale of new leasehold homes.
TV presenter Jasmine Harman on her biggest money mistake
Harman wishes she had purchased a property in Portugal before she had children, when the exchange rate was better and prices were cheaper.
What financial help can I get if I fall ill?
One sufferer who did get help was Steve Lister, pictured with wife Sue, left, and his three daughters - he had crucial surgery thanks to a free benefit that came with an income protection plan.
Can I claim on travel insurance for a cancelled holiday?
Industry figures show four in 10 buying single trip insurance opt for the lowest level of cover offered. Daniela O'Brien suffers from asthma and a nut allergy but risked a trip abroad with no cover.
INVESCO PERPETUAL INCOME: Fund faces big challenges
Since taking over Woodford’s hot seat in March 2014, Mark Barnett admits he had a ‘good’ 2014 and 2015. As for the last couple of years, he politely describes them as ‘challenging’.
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: City thirst for profits appalls public
Given recent events at failed outsourcer Carillion, it is easy to see why the City is now despised by so many.
BT plunged into turmoil as shares sink to a five-year-low
The firm's value has now halved to £25billion since 2015, as it grapples with customers deserting its pay TV service as well as a £14billion pensions black hole.
Cold calling claims firm raided after 12,000 complaints
Police have raided the offices of a cold-calling firm whose boss Mian Arshad Mubashar is suspected of being part of a network of cold-calling kingpins with links to a centre in Pakistan.
In Turkey’s Unrest, Some See an Extreme Version of Post-9/11 America
Turkey’s president and his allies say no other democracy has withstood such relentless terrorist attacks and a coup attempt.
Despite Ban, Invasive Virginity Tests Remain Prevalent in Afghanistan
Months after the president vowed to keep justice officials from ordering the examinations, found to be invalid, the tests are still traumatizing women.
Trump Said ‘Torture Works.’ An Echo Is Feared Worldwide.
Although the president-elect has equivocated, his campaign rhetoric favoring torture has experts concerned that years of progress could be erased and the world plunged into a darker place.
In Nepal, a Monthly Exile for Women
Poulomi Basu, a documentary photographer and journalist, has trekked through western Nepal’s dense wilderness to find women exiled to makeshift huts during their menstrual cycles.
A Wealth Gap in Equatorial Guinea
While American companies have invested billions of dollars in this small nation’s oil infrastructure, World Bank statistics point to widespread poverty among much of the population.
Brazil’s Deadly Prison System
A riot on New Year’s Day is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.