Cable Turns Up The Heat On All-Male Boards

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's biggest pubs operator and one of the country's largest sportswear retailers are to be targeted by Vince Cable in a renewed focus on bolstering boardroom diversity. Sky News understands that the Business Secretary...

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FirstGroup Loses ScotRail Franchise

Transport giant FirstGroup has lost its renewal bid for the ScotRail franchise, it has been confirmed. The company will continue to operate First ScotRail until the new contract starts on 1 April, according to Transport Scotland. An announcement...

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Wonga Ad Banned Over Interest Rate Omission

A television advertisement for under-fire payday lender Wonga has been banned by the industry's watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found the commercial, featuring a man writing car repair figures on a napkin before calculating costs,...

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US Jobless Rate Now At Lowest Since July 2008

The unemployment rate in the United States has dropped to 5.9%, the lowest level since July 2008. The jobless rate dropped by 0.2% from the August figure. Official data showed that the US economy created 248,000 non-farm jobs in September. The Labor...

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John Lewis Boss Sorry For 'Hopeless' France Jibe

The boss of the John Lewis Partnership has apologised to France, after saying the country was "finished". Managing director Andy Street held up an olive branch after a series of negative comments about the country were published on the front page...

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Labour Peer McFall Joins Digital Bank Atom

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Lord McFall, a former chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, is joining the board of Atom, the first British digital-only bank that hopes to launch next year. Sky News understands that the Labour peer is among a...

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