Breast Implants: Plan For Industry Regulation

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter A national register logging every breast implant operation carried out in England is to be set up in a bid to prevent a repeat of the PIP scandal. The Government has published provisional plans to improve...

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CBI: Firms Must Boost Pay After Long Squeeze

The director general of the CBI has called on businesses to improve pay levels as the Labour leader Ed Miliband charts what he sees as the "biggest cost-of-living crisis in a generation". In his New Year message, Mr Miliband signalled his determination...

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Breast Implants: Plan For Industry Regulation

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter A national register logging every breast implant operation carried out in England is to be set up in a bid to prevent a repeat of the PIP scandal. The Government has published provisional plans to improve...

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Volkswagen Camper Van Reaches End Of The Road

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent One of the most iconic vehicles in motoring history has finally reached the end of the road. The last ever Volkswagen "Type 2" - more commonly known as the VW Camper, kombi or bus - rolls off the production line...

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Breast Implants: Plan For Industry Regulation

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter A national register logging every breast implant operation carried out in England is to be set up in a bid to prevent a repeat of the PIP scandal. The Government has published provisional plans to improve...

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Volkswagen Camper Van Reaches End Of The Road

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent One of the most iconic vehicles in motoring history has finally reached the end of the road. The last ever Volkswagen "Type 2" - more commonly known as the VW Camper, kombi or bus - rolls off the production line...

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Pound Hits Two-Year High Against Dollar

The pound has hit its highest level against the US dollar for nearly two-and-a-half years amid Britain's buoyant economic recovery. Sterling rose to 1.65 dollars, a level not seen since August 2011, as strong economic figures continue to provide a boost...

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NatWest 'Hit By Fourth Online Banking Glitch'

NatWest has been hit by a 'cyber attack', leaving customers unable to access online accounts. The bank's online banking service was disrupted after it was deliberately bombarded with internet traffic.    Twitter users tweeted to say...

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Britain's Economy 'Could Overtake Germany'

Britain could overtake Germany to become Europe's largest economy, according to new research by an economic think-tank. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) predicts the UK's GDP will move ahead of France by 2018, then leapfrog Germany...

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Bargain Hunters Flock To Boxing Day Sales

Bargain hunters flock to the high streets in their thousands as shops open for the Boxing Day sales. Keen shoppers started queuing before dawn to ensure they were first in line when the shops opened. Harrods provided mugs of hot chocolate, smoked...

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SFO Investigates Rolls-Royce Bribery Claims

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has started a formal investigation into bribery and corruption allegations at Rolls-Royce. The claims first came to light a year ago when the SFO ordered the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines to conduct...

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Bargain Hunters Flock To Boxing Day Sales

Bargain hunters are set to flock to the high streets in their thousands today as shops open for the Boxing Day sales. Shoppers are expected to start queuing up from dawn to ensure they are first in line when the shops open. Harrods is kicking off its...

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SFO Investigates Rolls-Royce Bribery Claims

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has started a formal investigation into bribery and corruption allegations at Rolls-Royce. The claims first came to light a year ago when the SFO ordered the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines to conduct...

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Weather Damages 'Biggest Xmas Shopping Day'

A predicted high street spending spree dubbed 'Manic Monday' has largely failed to materialise, with strong winds and heavy rain combining to force late-Christmas shoppers indoors. Analysts had expected 15 million people to take to stores, spending...

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SFO Investigates Rolls-Royce Bribery Claims

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has started a formal investigation into bribery and corruption allegations at Rolls-Royce. The claims first came to light a year ago when the SFO ordered the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines to conduct...

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Weather Damages 'Biggest Xmas Shopping Day'

A predicted high street spending spree dubbed 'Manic Monday' has largely failed to materialise, with strong winds and heavy rain combining to force late-Christmas shoppers indoors. Analysts had expected 15 million people to take to stores, spending...

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M&S Extends Clothing Sale Amid Poor Trading

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to extend heavy discounting on clothing into a second day on Sunday as it attempts to drive sales during the most crucial period of its trading year. Sky News has learnt that the high...

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Apple Strikes iPhone Deal With China Mobile

Apple has finally secured a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world's biggest network, opening the door to a massive sales boost. The state-owned network has more than 750 million subscribers. The latest iPhone 5s and 5C will go on sale...

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Christmas Shoppers To Spend £12bn In Four Days

By Emma Birchley, Sky News Reporter Shoppers are expected to spend £12bn in just four days as they make the most of slashed prices and promotions, according to retail forecasters. The deals are being offered as a fierce battle for sales rages both...

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M&S Extends Clothing Sale Amid Poor Trading

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to extend heavy discounting on clothing into a second day on Sunday as it attempts to drive sales during the most crucial period of its trading year. Sky News has learnt that the high...

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Christmas Shoppers To Spend £12bn In Four Days

By Emma Birchley, Sky News Reporter Shoppers are expected to spend £12bn in just four days as they make the most of slashed prices and promotions, according to retail forecasters. The deals are being offered as a fierce battle for sales rages both...

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Tobacco Boss Quits Helm Of Silk Cut-Maker

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The executive who orchestrated Japan's biggest-ever takeover of a British company has quit his role at the helm of the manufacturer of Benson & Hedges and Silk Cut. Sky News has learnt that Pierre de Labouchere,...

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Christmas Debts 'Won't Be Cleared Until June'

The average family is going to take on debts this Christmas that will take until June to pay off, it has been claimed. The Trades Union Congress has carried out research that shows that the typical family will add £685 to its borrowing by the time the...

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Christmas Shoppers To Spend £12bn In 4 Days

By Emma Birchley, Reporter Shoppers are expected to spend £12bn in just four days as they make the most of slashed prices and promotions, according to retail forecasters. The deals are being offered as a fierce battle for sales rages both on the...

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Serco And G4S Braced For Investigation Outcome

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The two outsourcing giants at the centre of a scandal over the delivery of Government projects are braced for more bad news on Thursday as they fight to start bidding again for major Whitehall contracts. Sky News understands...

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HMRC Failing To Pursue Big Business, MPs Warn

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent The tax man is too keen to chase small businesses for unpaid tax and is not doing enough to prosecute multi-national firms, according to MPs. The Public Accounts Committee claimed Her Majesty's Revenue and...

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Airport Expansion: The Case For And Against

The news that new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick are on a shortlist of airport expansion options has been welcomed by the airline industry as well as business leaders. But green campaigners, local residents and some politicians are worried about the...

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New Runways For Gatwick And Heathrow Airports

Building a controversial third runway at Heathrow airport has been shortlisted as one of the options for expansion by the Airports Commission in its first report. The interim findings of an independent inquiry led by the former head of the Financial...

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Carrefour Plans £1.7bn Shopping Malls Deal

Carrefour has announced plans to buy 127 shopping centres across Europe in a €2bn (£1.69bn) deal. France's largest retailer, which already owns nearly 10,000 hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience shops across the continent, has joined forces with...

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Ticket Rip-Off: Prices 'Marked Up' Online

Theatre-goers and music fans face mark-ups of as much as 38% on the value of some online tickets, according to a Which? study. Compulsory charges are added to 72% of tickets sold online, said the consumer group, which is launching a campaign to bring...

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Ireland Exits Bailout As Economy Turns Around

Ireland has become the first country in the eurozone to exit a bailout programme it was forced to take when it fell on hard times. The country's economy, previously dubbed the Celtic Tiger because of it incredible growth, needed the emergency measure...

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Virgin Money To Launch Current Account Trial

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The banking arm of Sir Richard Branson's business empire will on Monday become the latest high street lender to begin an assault on Britain's lucrative current account market with the launch of a pilot among its 3000...

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Johnson To Mull Legal Move Over Airport Snub

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Boris Johnson is expected to consider a legal challenge to an expected snub next week to his proposals for a new four-runway airport in the Thames Estuary. Sky News understands that the Mayor of London has discussed...

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UK Plans Cap On EU Immigrants - Leaked Report

The number of people allowed to move to the UK from European Union countries could be capped at 75,000 under proposals set out by the Home Office, it has been claimed. A leaked Government report on the effect on Britain of the EU's policy allowing free...

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