Jockey Paddy Flood was taken to hospital with a suspected back injury after suffering a bad fall at Punchestown.

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The World Economic Forum ends with few clear outcomes, but with bankers firmly on the defensive.

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An insurance levy on financial institutions to help bail out banks in any future financial crisis is gaining support.

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The US government bail-out programme has done little to prevent future financial crises, a key watchdog’s report says.

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Thousands of fraudulent e-mails have been sent out ahead of Sunday’s tax return deadline, Revenue & Customs says.

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Toyota plans to reveal details of the fix to stick gas pedals on Monday, according to two dealers.

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Toyota executives have been virtually silent amid a recall of millions of their cars because gas pedals can become stuck. For their customers, oh, what a feeling — fear, confusion and anger.

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Honda Motor Co. is recalling 646,000 Fit hatchbacks, including 140,000 in the United States, because of a faulty window switch, after a child died when fire broke out in a car last year.

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For a century, the basic idea behind pressing the accelerator on a car has been pretty straightforward. What’s going wrong with some Toyotas isn’t simple.

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Toyota’s massive recalls over problem gas pedals in the U.S. are being extended to China and Europe, the latest blow to the world’s top automaker as it struggles to salvage its safety reputation.

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