David Cameron insisted yesterday he had raised the question of Google’s UK tax arrangements with the company’s boss at talks in Downing Street earlier this week.

ALMOST half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world’s poorest countries of tax revenue, according to the charity ActionAid.

MORE than 50 deaths on the roads each year would be avoided if the UK adopted Central European Time, a government spokesman said yesterday.

A SYRUP widely used in processed foods such as biscuits 
can cause behavioural changes similar to the effects of cocaine, according to new research.

ELECTRIC lights, including those illuminating laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, often play a key role in causing people to sleep badly, an expert has said.

The new owner of the ­factory at the centre of the horsemeat ­contamination scandal in ­Ireland has won a contract for Burger King.

Yesterday’s killing appears to have some similarities to a plot by Islamic fanatic Parviz Khan to snatch a British Muslim soldier from the streets and film him being beheaded.

Terrorist experts said yesterday’s murder was a departure from previous attacks and represented a “new round of terror threats in this country”.

German chancellor ­Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world for the third year ­running by business magazine Forbes.

TV bosses confirmed Sharon Osbourne will return to The X Factor judging panel to replace Tulisa Contostavlos.

MI6 DREW up a secret hit list of key German figures to be assassinated in preparation for the D-Day landings, according to official papers.

SPIES might be supposed to be masters of disguise, but a British intelligence officer caused embarrassment to his political masters through his penchant for dressing up, according to official papers.

King Edward VIII was secretly bugged during the final days ­before his abdication on the order of his ministers, ­according to official files made public today.

MORE than half of patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are now surviving the cancer thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment, campaigners have said.

Campaigners fighting to prove the innocence of a nurse found guilty of murdering four patients claim new evidence has emerged that challenges his conviction.

POLICE have confirmed the arrest of two men suspected of hacking a British soldier to death in the street in broad daylight.

Chancellor George Osborne must bring forward as much spending on infrastructure as possible to turn round Britain’s ailing economy, the International Monetary Fund said today.

Energy giant SSE has warned that customers’ bills will continue to rise – even after profits from UK households jumped by a third following the cold winter.

A STYLISH Nicola Benedetti was among Scots to receive honours from the Queen at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

The violinist, from West Kilbride, said being an MBE, awarded for services to music and charity, was a “big honour and privilege”.

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the “third man” behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died yesterday at the age of 82.