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Behind the scenes at the Financial Ombudsman

US authorities will announce early next week that French banking group BNP Paribas has agreed to pay a fine of $8.9bn for allegedly violating sanctions rules, reports suggest.

A US judge orders that a debt repayment made by Argentina to US bondholders be returned, calling the payment "an explosive action".

Members of the GMB union will join a day of action in July that could see more than one million workers on strike in total.

German travel giant Tui and its UK subsidiary Tui Travel announce plans to merge following years of speculation.

Electronics chain Maplin is sold to turnaround specialists Rutland Partners, which owns Pizza Hut UK and Bernard Matthews, for £85m.