HP accuses UK firm over £5.5bn hit

Hewlett-Packard has taken an 8.8 billion US dollar (£5.5 billion) hit as it accused former staff at a UK software company it bought last year of cooking the books.

HP acquired Cambridge-based Autonomy in a £7.1 billion deal that saw its founder Dr Mike Lynch pocket around £500 million.
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