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Brewing giant SABMiller has said that profits gained, driven by growth in emerging markets. Pre-tax profit in the six months to September rose 12% to $2.28bn (£1.4bn), the firm said. "We have recently seen moderation of economic growth in some countries," SABMiller said. In terms of earnings before tax and other costs, Europe fell 10% to $516m.

Brewing giant SABMiller has agreed to buy Foster's in a deal that values Australia's largest brewer at 9.9bn Australian dollars ($10.2bn; £6.5bn). Fosters had rejected SAB's previous bid worth A$9.5bn, saying it undervalued the company. However, the Foster's board said it would be recommending the latest offer to its shareholders.

In 1832 Michael Sadler secured a parliamentary investigation of conditions in the textile factories and he sat as chairman on the committee. The evidence printed here is taken from the large body published in the committee's report and is representative rather than exceptional. It will be observed that the questions are frequently leading; this reflects Sadler's knowledge of the sort of information that the committee were to hear and his purpose of bringing it out. This report stands out as one of three great reports on the life of the industrial class - the two others being that of the Ashley Commission on the mines and 's report on sanitary problems. The immediate effect of the investigation and the report was the passage of the Act of 1833 limiting hours of employment for women and children in textile work.

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Starbucks will start paying tax to UK Government for branches in the UK

Yahoo has banned its staff from "remote" working. After years of many predicting working from home as the future for everybody, why is it not the norm? When a memo from human resources dropped into the inbox of Yahoo staff banning them from working from home it prompted anger from many of its recipients.