Fastest Growth In Retail Sales Since 2004

Brisk business for smaller retailers ahead of Christmas helped sales volumes grow at their fastest annual pace since 2004 in December. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) measured 2.6% growth during December to show an annual increase...

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Miliband Promises 'Reckoning' With Big Banks

Is The Banking System Broken? Updated: 12:36pm UK, Friday 17 January 2014 By Joel Hills, Business Presenter Folklore at Tesco has it that any internal business pitch to the former boss Sir Terry Leahy which didn't include the word "customer" in...

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Bingo Hall Burden: MPs Call For Tax Cuts

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent The UK's bingo hall business will "stagnate" if the Government does not cut tax on it, campaigners say. More than 50 MPs are backing calls to reduce duty and bring levies on the game in line with other...

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Minimum Wage: Britain 'Can Afford' To Pay More

Britain can afford to increase the amount its lowest-paid workers earn, the Chancellor has announced. George Osborne said an above-inflation rise in the national minimum wage - currently set at £6.31 an hour - would "secure a recovery for all". He...

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Miliband Promises 'Reckoning' With Big Banks

Ed Miliband has promised to force the big five banks to give up "significant" numbers of branches to make way for new competitors if Labour wins the next general election. In a keynote speech on the economy at the University of London, Mr Miliband will...

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Shell Shares Tumble After Profit Warning

Shares in Royal Dutch Shell dived by more than 4% in early trading after the oil firm warned of a "significant" profit miss. The company gave provisional, unaudited, figures of net profit of $1.8bn (£1.1bn) for the quarter, down from $6.7bn in the same...

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Food Safety: Worst Councils Named And Shamed

Local councils that are failing to ensure food businesses comply with hygiene regulations have been named and shamed by a consumer watchdog. The investigation into 395 local authorities by Which?, using data obtained from the Food Standards Agency...

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China: High-Speed Rail Network To Be Doubled

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent, in Beijing China has announced it will spend £60bn this year in an effort to almost double the size of its high-speed rail network. The investment forms part of a project which represents the largest and fastest...

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Charter Bids $62bn For Time Warner Cable

Cable TV operator Charter Communications is planning to go direct to shareholders of Time Warner Cable in a bid to buy its larger rival in a deal worth over $62bn (£38bn), when debt is included. The company said it was prepared to make an offer to investors...

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China Bets Big On 'Iron Bird' Of The Skies

By Mark Stone, China Correspondent in Shanghai In a vast hanger on the outskirts of Shanghai, the banging of hammers and screeching of drills indicates a company in a hurry. Sky News has been granted exclusive access to the headquarters of Comac...

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Homeserve Faces £34.5m 'Mis-selling' Fine

The emergency maintenance firm HomeServe has been told it faces a £34.5m fine amid a regulator's inquiry into alleged mis-selling and poor complaints handling. The penalty - set to be imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following an 18-month...

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'Fracking' Councils Could Pocket Millions

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent Financial rewards worth more than £1m a year will be given to councils which give permission for fracking projects in their areas. The move, announced by David Cameron, has angered campaign groups...

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Wall Street Giants To Aid £1bn Travelex Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The foreign currency provider Travelex has enlisted a pair of Wall Street titans to aid a plan that will involve a £1bn sale or flotation during 2014. Sky News understands that Travelex has drafted in Goldman Sachs...

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Snow-Hit Sheep Farmers Fear Worse Is To Come

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent Farmers will have to prepare for the impact of more extreme weather on livestock and crops, according to the National Farmers Union. The Union's deputy president has told Sky News he believes climate...

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Ski Hosting Ban: British Company Leads Appeal

By Harriet Hadfield, Sky News Reporter A British ski holiday company is leading an appeal against a ban on ski hosting in the French Alps. The appeal comes after a court in Albertville in France said that the informal on-piste group tours led by...

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