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Comments highlight scale of opposition to asset purchases in Germany

Fifa dismisses a complaint from its own World Cup corruption investigator Michael Garcia as well as two whistleblowers.

Officials resigned to lack of agreement before end of 2015

Lower fuel prices have pushed the UK's rate of inflation down to a 12-year low, official statistics show.

The annual rise in UK house prices slowed in October, official figures show, but prices still went up much faster than the general cost of living.

Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), the UK's only wholly Sharia compliant retail bank, announced shareholder approval to change its name to Al Rayan Bank. IBB is the European subsidiary of Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan, the second largest bank in Qatar by market value.