Post Office Staff In Fresh Wave Of Strikes

Workers at Crown post offices are launching a fresh wave of strikes today in a five-month row over jobs, pay and closures. A UK-wide stoppage is being held today, staff in Scotland will strike on Monday, and union members in England, Wales and Northern...

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Countryside Fears Over Solar Energy Growth

By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent Rural campaigners say the push to generate green energy through giant solar farms is having an unacceptable impact on Britain's rural landscape. Developments like Burntstalks Solar Farm in Norfolk,...

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Millions To Share £1.3bn Bank Compensation

CPP Mis-Selling Scandal Q&A Updated: 11:27am UK, Thursday 22 August 2013 As the UK's battered financial services industry prepares to tell seven million people they may have been the victim of the latest mis-selling scandal, here are some answers...

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John Lewis Admits £40m Salary Blunder

The John Lewis Partnership says an error in calculating pay to staff who work Sundays and bank holidays could cost it £40m to fix. The retailer, which runs department stores and the upmarket Waitrose supermarket chain, said 69,000 of its 85,500 workers...

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Threat To 250 Jobs At Heinz UK And Ireland

Food giant Heinz has warned that almost 250 jobs could be cut in the UK and Ireland. The firm said it had developed a new "streamlined structure", which could include the loss of 248 office jobs, adding it regretted the impact it would have on its employees....

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Banks Hit By £1.5bn ID Theft Mis-Selling Bill

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's banks will face up to another major mis-selling scandal on Thursday when the City regulator announces details of a compensation scheme for insurance customers that could cost the culpable lenders up to £1.5bn....

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Tax Office Warns Football Clubs Over Low Pay

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent Dozens of top-flight English football clubs are to receive a letter from tax inspectors warning them that they must pay staff the minimum wage or face a fine of up to £5,000 and potential prosecution. HM Revenue...

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Top Taxman Takes Foxtons' Estate Agency Role

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Britain's top taxman is joining the board of Foxtons as the estate agency chain seeks to exploit the buoyant housing market with a £500m-plus flotation. Sky News understands that Ian Barlow, the lead non-executive...

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Anti-Fracking Protesters Cleared By Police

Police have been forcibly clearing protesters from a road outside a potential site for fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex. Activists are taking part in a six-day Reclaim The Power demonstration after Cuadrilla began carrying out exploratory drilling...

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Petrol Price Warning As Retailers Forecast Hikes

Fuel prices are set to rise by as much as 5p a litre, according to the Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA). It comes amid civil unrest in Syria and Egypt as well as a reduction in Libya's oil exports, which are down by a third. The PRA's forecast follows...

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Osborne's Help Fuels £50m Estate Agency Deal

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor George Osborne's effort to stimulate the UK housing market is fuelling a flurry of corporate activity among estate agency owners, with one entrepreneur poised to reap a multimillion pound windfall from the sale of his...

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CBI Lifts Growth Forecast Amid Optimism

The CBI has lifted its forecast for economic growth for this year from 1% to 1.2% amid signs of a pick-up in business confidence. Optimism about performance across the services, construction and manufacturing sectors has added to hopes that the recovery...

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Mortgages 'Most Affordable For 14 Years'

By Nick Martin, News Correspondent Mortgages are more affordable now than at any time in the past 14 years, according to the latest figures. Monthly payments now account for 27% of a new borrower's income in the second quarter of 2013, well below...

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Swedes Plot £1bn Swoop For UK Manufacturer

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Another slice of Britain's industrial base is poised to fall into European hands with a near-£1bn takeover of Edwards Group, a Sussex-headquartered high-tech manufacturer. Sky News can reveal that Edwards, which is...

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