There were no more £40m pension top-ups for Richard Desmond last year, but there have been compensations for the publisher of OK magazine. He has set aside £17m of his company's money to buy a corporate jet

Added: 2008-05-27

Desmond says OK to £17m Gulfstream jet

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Business big shot: Allan Asher

Allan Asher is the chief executive of Energywatch, but not for much longer. In September, the Government is merging the watchdog into the National Consumer Council.

Alistair Darling to call for 'mortgage holidays'

Indebted homeowners could get "mortgage holidays" and other deals to prevent or offset the pain of repossession, under government plans due to be discussed this week.

Merlin Entertainments tops up list of London attractions with aquarium buy

Merlin Entertainments, the visitor attractions operator behind Madame Tussauds and the London Dungeon, has acquired the London Aquarium in County Hall from the Japanese owners of the former Greater London Council headquarters.