Wellcome Trust Toasts £100m Alibaba Profit

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's biggest medical research charity is toasting a £100m-plus profit from the flotation of Alibaba Group, the Chinese internet giant that on Friday became the biggest technology company listing ever. Sky News...

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Alibaba Bigger Than Facebook On Market Debut

Alibaba Boss Like A Rock Star At 'Epic' IPO Updated: 7:22pm UK, Friday 19 September 2014 By Hannah Thomas-Peter, New York Correspondent As Jack Ma swept past me on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I asked him how he was feeling. He smiled...

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Hundreds Of Phones 4U Jobs Saved

Almost 900 jobs at collapsed retail chain Phones 4u have been saved after network operator Vodafone struck a deal to buy 140 stores. However, administrator PwC said it had failed to prevent 628 redundancies among head office and telesales staff at Phones...

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Scotland Votes No: PM Promises New Powers

Devo Max: What Devolution Revolution Means Updated: 9:51am UK, Friday 19 September 2014 David Cameron has pledged new powers for Scotland that some have said amount to Devo Max. However, it's not quite as clear cut as that. What is Devo Max?...

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Scotland Vote: Investors Spark Relief Rally

What Now For UK? 10 Things You Need To Know Updated: 9:56am UK, Friday 19 September 2014 Scotland has rejected independence. So what happens now, and can we all still be friends? 1) What new powers will Scotland get? David Cameron, Nick Clegg and...

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What Now For UK? 10 Things You Need To Know

Scotland has rejected independence. So what happens now, and can we all still be friends? 1) What new powers will Scotland get? David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have all promised Scotland will get some - although we don't yet know exactly...

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Decision Day For Voters: Scots Go To Polls

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent Scottish people have started voting in a referendum that will change Britain forever, whatever the outcome. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was pictured outside Ritchie Hall polling station in Strichen,...

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Scotland: Keep Up With Events As They Unfold

Polls have opened in Scotland but what next? Here is the timetable of what to expect over the next 24 hours and where you can find our correspondents. Thursday: 7am Polling stations open. 7.30am Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon votes in...

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Rush To Beat Vacuum Ban Drives Shop Sales Up

A rush to buy high-powered vacuum cleaners to beat an EU ban helped push UK retail sales higher in August. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it measured a surge in sales last month as new rules meant that from September 1, companies were...

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Emotional Tug Of Freedom Against Economic Risk

By Faisal Islam, Political Editor The Prime Minister has signed off from the independence referendum campaign with a final speech in Aberdeen. Facing a friendly audience of Scottish pensioners, oil executives and Conservatives, the Prime Minister...

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Westminster Leaders Pledge 'No' Vote Powers

How Facebook Shaped The Referendum Updated: 8:27am UK, Tuesday 16 September 2014 By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent It's Facebook 'wot might win it. Sure, the August poll surge in support for independence was down, in part, to traditional...

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Inflation Slips But House Price Growth Surges

Official figures have charted an easing in the annual rate of inflation but house price growth accelerating to a seven-year high. Separate releases by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed CPI inflation at 1.5% - falling back from 1.6% the...

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Scotland: Pub Boss Downs Cost Sceptics

The chairman of pub chain JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has told Sky News he does not share the view that price rises are inevitable if Scotland goes it alone. His comments will be seen as a boost to the Yes campaign of First Minister Alex Salmond after...

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Scotland: Phone Firms In Independence Warning

A "Yes" vote in the Scottish independence referendum on Thursday could lead to increased costs in the telecommunications industry, leading phone companies have said. The chief executives of six companies - BT Group, TalkTalk Group, Telefonica UK (O2),...

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Scotland Referendum Result 'Too Close To Call'

The latest opinion polls show the Scottish referendum campaign is "on a knife-edge" - with the "Yes" and "No" campaigns ahead in different surveys. Three polls - all of which exclude undecided voters - give the "No" campaign the advantage on the final...

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