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Prime Minister David Cameron has come under fire for appointing Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint as trade minister in 2011 after it was revealed he was responsible for HSBC's Swiss private banking business, according to The Times. HSBC has been caught out in a tax dodge scandal.Driverless car trials in Britain could lead to a £900bn industry if they receive £19m of UK government support, reported The Guardian.According to The Telegraph, US President Barack Obama had warned David Cameron against cutting the UK defence budget. Obama insisted that failing to reach the 2% spending target would undermine its military alliance in Europe, the paper wrote.The British pension gap has grown to its highest-ever level after the interest paid by UK government bonds fell in January, said The Wall Street Journal.Heineken reported profits in line with expectations of 2014 despite volatile political situations in Russia and eastern Europe, according to the Financial Times.Footballers will receive £500,000 per week after a £5.1bn deal was struck between BT and Sky to screen live Premier League matches, The Times reported.The Church of England has been accused of "lavish" and "opulent" spending after the average value of a bishop's home was discovered to be £2.25m, The Guardian wrote.Greece has decided to proceed with privatising the country's main port of Piraeus, in a move that goes against pre-election promises made by the winning leftist party, according to The Wall Street Journal.