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Britain's tax havens will be read the last rites tomorrow when a Treasury commissioned report will tell them to raise new taxes if they are to survive the economic crisis.Amid fears that Britain may have to bail out tax havens which are showing signs of financial stress, the government will publish the findings of an economic healthcheck of its overseas territories and crown dependencies including Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Cayman islands.Having spent the last 20 years luring the world's super-rich and top companies to their shores, Britain's offshore centres will be told they have no excuse not to diversify their tax bases to ward off financial crisis.Sir Michael Foot, a former Bank of England official and Bahamas bank inspector, will demand that island paradises must take greater responsibility for their economic futures. He is likely to emphasise that offshore jurisdictions will have no one to blame but themselves if they get into financial difficulties. Foot is also expected

Leave it to Dyson, inventors of the bagless vacuum, to create the bladeless fan. It's a super-cool device, but if you want it, be prepared to shell out a small fortune

The 12.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FX550 compact camera offers a surprising amount of manual control and oozes hi-tech features, including a touchscreen interface and 5x super-wide zoom. It's also capable of shooting decent pictures, and offers decent value for money too

Dueling premieres on both coasts and sold-out theaters around the world marked Tuesday night's debut of Michael Jackson's super-hyped documentary 'This Is It.'

retired from the format after leading his team to the world title in England in June this year. In a television interview with Geo Super, Younis nudged the door open for a possible return to a for...

Samsung is gearing up to release another touchscreen phone namely the Samsung S5560. This slim handset (11.9mm) will feature a 3-inch WQVGA display, a 5MP camera with autofocus and flash, a 78MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), a music/video player, an FM radio with RDS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset [...]