Miliband's NHS Pledge At Campaign Launch

Labour leader Ed Miliband has launched his party's General Election campaign with a promise to safeguard the future of the NHS. The event in east London came after Mr Miliband and Prime Minister David Cameron answered questions in the Battle For Number...

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UK Airlines Bring In New Cockpit Safety Rules

By Charlotte Lomas-Farley, Sky News Correspondent New safety rules have been introduced in the UK after 150 people on board the Germanwings Airbus A320 were killed when it crashed in the French Alps. The UK's aviation regulator, the UK Civil Aviation...

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Premier League May Dump Sponsorship

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The Premier League is considering abandoning its long-running title sponsorship‎ arrangements when Barclays' 15-year association with English football's top flight ends next year. Sky News has learnt that the Premier...

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One Quarter Of Students Consider Sex Work

By Becky Johnson, North Of England Correspondent Nearly a quarter of students in the UK have considered sex work as a way to fund their time at University. A study carried out by academics at Swansea University has found that 5% of students have...

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Rio Tinto Cuts UK Jobs As 1500 Staff Face Axe

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The mining giant Rio Tinto is taking the axe to at least 1500 jobs, including a substantial proportion of the roles at its London headquarters, as it braces for a sustained dip in global commodity prices. Sky News has...

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Co-op Bank Trims Annual Losses To £264.2m

The troubled Co-operative Bank says it has "stabilised", with losses cut to £264.2m in 2014 though its turnaround plan will result in more branch closures. It also confirmed, alongside its results, a Sky News story of Thursday evening that chief executive...

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London Taxi Manufacturer To Create 1,000 Jobs

The manufacturer of the iconic London taxi is to build a new £250m factory in Coventry, creating 1,000 jobs. The news was announced hours after Jaguar Land Rover said it had committed £600m to support its own operations in the West Midlands....

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Pothole Repairs To Cost '12bn And Take 13 Years'

It will cost more than £12bn and will take 13 years to fix all the potholes on roads in England and Wales, a report has claimed. Despite more being filled in, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) claims the cash spent on repairs in the last 12 months...

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Lloyds Share Sale Raises Another £500m

Another chunk of shares in Lloyds Banking Group has been sold back to private hands by the Treasury. The disposal of the 1% holding takes the taxpayers' stake in the bank to just below 22%. The Government has so far raised a total of £9bn from...

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Women On Boards: 'Enormous' Progress Made

A 25% target for the number of women on FTSE 100 company boards this year is close to being met already following "enormous" progress, according to the latest figures. The voluntary milestone was set by the former Trade minister Lord Davies in 2011...

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Banks To Carry On Closing Despite Cable Deal

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's banks will pledge this week to continue investing in their branch networks "for decades to come" despite signing an agreement enabling them to close outlets even when they are the final one in a local community....

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Balfour Beatty Makes New £118m Risk Provision

The crisis in Balfour Beatty's UK construction business has resulted in the company making further provisions of £118m - on top of a £205m hit already announced. The development was contained in the troubled infrastructure firm's final results for...

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Game Loses Value As First Half Profits Fall

Shares in Game Digital fell 7% on opening after the video games retailer posted a fall in sales and profits. The company, which had issued a profits warning in January on the back of strong Black Friday discounting ahead of Christmas, reported a 16%...

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George Osborne Says Economy Still Struggling

The Chancellor has admitted the UK's economic problems are not over and there is "lots more work to do". George Osborne also insisted Britain should be "in Europe, but not run by Europe" as he defended the Government's decisions on a range of...

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Diesel Drivers 'Taken For A Ride' At The Pump

A motoring organisation has claimed that diesel drivers are being "taken for a ride" by fuel retailers. The RAC said it was calling for a cut of 4p-per-litre at the pumps because of a lack of parity between the wholesale cost and what motorists...

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Mobile Phone Theft Cap To Protect Consumers

A cap on mobile phone bills run up by thieves after handsets are stolen will bring relief to millions of consumers, campaigners say. Five service providers - EE, O2, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone - say the £100 cap will be activated providing...

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Osborne And Balls Prepare For Live TV Showdown

Play video "Chancellors In Sky News Showdown" Video: Chancellors In Sky News Showdown By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent George Osborne and Ed Balls are preparing to face questions from a live audience on Sky News, in an...

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City Link Staff 'Deceived' By Owner, MPs Says

A report by MPs has demanded greater company insolvency protection for workers after finding City Link staff were deliberately deceived by the delivery firm's owner ahead of its Christmas collapse. The joint study by the Scottish Affairs Committee...

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FCA Bosses Face MPs' Ire Over Insurance Probe

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The heads of the City watchdog will be severely criticised next week by a panel of MPs over its handling of a briefing which wiped billions of pounds from the value of British insurance companies. Sky News has learnt...

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FTSE Hits 7,000 For First Time In History

The FTSE 100 Index has risen to more than 7,000 points for the first time in its history. World markets were cheered by a small recovery in the price of oil as well as signs of a breakthrough in the Greek debt crisis. London's top-flight index was...

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Mobile Phone Theft Cap To Protect Consumers

A cap on mobile phone bills run up by thieves after handsets are stolen will bring relief to millions of consumers, campaigners say. Five service providers - EE, O2, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone - say the £100 cap will be activated providing...

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