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Tess Riley

Tess Riley is a freelance journalist and social justice campaigner. She also works, part time, for Streetbank, and can be found on Twitter at @tess_riley

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Business
RBS shares plunge following heavy first-half loss
05 August 2011

Concerned investors respond to the announcement of RBS' half-year figures.

Business
Bleak forecast for Italy
04 August 2011

Centre for Economics and Business Research warns that eurozone's third largest economy could default

Middle East
Mubarak on trial
03 August 2011

Remarkable footage of the former Egyptian president being stretchered into the defendants’ cage.

Business
Northern Rock losses reduced
03 August 2011

Six-month figures reveal the PLC has improved on its 2010 performance.

Business
Barclays profits down by a third
02 August 2011

Half-year profits down 33 per cent from last year.

Global Issues
Shedding light on Vodafone's digital darkness
28 July 2011

Unhealthy relationships between telecoms and governments must be scrutinised.

Energy/Clean tech
British Gas landed with £2.5m fine
27 July 2011

Energy company accused of inadequately handling customer complaints.

North America
Deadlock over federal debt crisis
26 July 2011

Republicans and Democrats come head to head as deadline for averting crisis gets closer.

Business
Moody's downgrades Greek credit rating
25 July 2011

Agency believes default is almost inevitable.

Europe
Norwegian chaos
22 July 2011

Seven confirmed dead in a massive explosion in Norway’s capital. Shootings just outside Oslo also re

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