New Car Sales Accelerate By 18% In March

New car registrations were up almost 18% in March compared to the same period last year. A total of 464,824 cars were registered in the month, the highest level for a decade - nearly 15,000 a day. Last month's figure and the previous high, recorded...

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House Of Fraser Bought By Chinese Tycoon

A Chinese tycoon has bought British high street chain the House of Fraser, according to sources. Reuters said a 89% stake was bought by Sanpower, a Nanjing-based conglomerate controlled by Yafei Yuan. Sources have told Sky News an announcement is expected...

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Microsoft XP And Office 2003 Security Warning

Britain's data protection watchdog has warned owners of Microsoft's Windows XP and Office 2003 products of future potential security flaws. The warning from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) comes as the software giant is set to end official...

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Lloyds Seeks Approval To Boost Pay Of Top 400

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Lloyds Banking Group is to seek approval to boost the pay packets of up to 400 of its most senior staff in a move which could stoke political tensions over bankers' remuneration. Sky News has learnt that the taxpayer-backed...

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High Streets Show 'Resilience' After Crash

Around 80% of high street stores left vacant after the collapse of successive retail chains have now been filled, new research suggests. Accountancy giant Deloitte said Britain's high streets were recovering at a greater pace than rival locations such...

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New Car Sales Accelerate By 18% In March

New car registrations were up almost 18% in March compared to the same period last year. A total of 464,824 cars were registered in the month, the highest level for a decade - nearly 15,000 a day. Last month's figure and the previous high, recorded...

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Cowdery Nets £200,000 Profit After FCA Fiasco

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The founder of the closed life insurer Resolution has netted a profit of almost £200,000 on shares he bought after last week's botched launch of a probe into the sector by the City regulator. Sky News can reveal that...

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Vodafone Creates 1,400 Jobs With 150 Stores

Vodafone has confirmed plans to open 150 new stores this year, creating 1,400 UK jobs. The company said the £100m expansion was part of its previously announced £1bn investment commitment to the UK market. Vodafone, which has 19 million...

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China Confirms 'Mini Stimulus' To Boost GDP

The Chinese government has announced measures to help boost living standards and its economy at the same time. The total cost of the so-called 'mini stimulus' was not disclosed but the investment programme aimed to deliver social housing to replace...

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Network Rail Admits Punctuality Failures

Network Rail has said it is "disappointed" at not hitting its punctuality targets amid reports the firm is expected to receive a record fine for failing to ensure services run on time. A spokesperson for the operator of Britain's rail infrastructure...

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