House Prices Surge For Fourth Month In A Row

House prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, as Government schemes and improved mortgage lending continued to fuel the revival in the property market. Property values rose by 3.5% compared with a year ago, taking the average price for...

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Data Watchdog Warning Over Staff Home Working

The data watchdog has warned employers about security breaches caused by staff working from home, after it fined a council £100,000 for posting sensitive information about vulnerable children. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) hit Aberdeen...

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Co-op Reports £559m Loss Due To Bank Troubles

The Co-operative group has announced a half-year pre-tax loss of £559m amid a writedown of £496m on loans at its troubled banking arm. The Co-operative Bank alone made a pre-tax loss of £709.4m in the six months to June and the group said there...

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UK Recovery 'On Stronger Ground'

The British Chambers of Commerce has raised its forecast for growth this year, from 0.9% to 1.3%, raising further optimistic signs of economic recovery. But the business lobby group warned that the economy could yet be derailed by global jitters and...

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Private Healthcare: Patients 'Paying Too Much'

An investigation by the Competition Commission (CC) has found most patients pay too much for private healthcare. The provisional findings of the inquiry into the £5.5bn sector - dominated by three firms - could lead to the sell-off of up to 20 individual...

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Forward Guidance: BoE's Carney Defends Policy

The governor of the Bank of England has defended giving "forward guidance" on UK monetary policy, saying it will help secure the scale and duration of economic recovery. In a highly anticipated first public speech since taking the role, Mark Carney...

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Struggling G4S Lures Misys Finance Chief

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The troubled security contractor G4S will on Wednesday mount a fightback against its escalating problems when its chief executive unveils the first clues about his strategy for the company and announces the appointment...

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HS2 'A Grand Folly' Says Business Group

HS2 Network 'Could Cost £80bn' Updated: 10:51am UK, Sunday 18 August 2013 The cost of the new High Speed 2 rail network will be £80bn, double the current estimate, according to a new report. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the plan "defies...

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Britain Is Boom Destination For Tourists

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent A record number of visitors are choosing the UK as a holiday destination following the success of the 2012 London Olympics. There were almost 2.9 million tourists in June, a record for the month, according...

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Former RSA Boss Fronts Bid For Co-Op Arm

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor A former chief executive of the company behind the More Than brand is spearheading a private equity tilt to buy the general insurance arm of the struggling Co-operative Group. Sky News understands that Andy Haste,...

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Post Office Staff In Fresh Wave Of Strikes

Workers at Crown post offices are staging a fresh wave of strikes 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 Ireland...

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Britain Is Boom Destination For Tourists

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent A record number of visitors are choosing the UK as a holiday destination following the success of the 2012 London Olympics. There were almost 2.9 million tourists in June, a record for the month, according...

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Post Office Staff In Fresh Wave Of Strikes

Workers at Crown post offices are staging a fresh wave of strikes 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 Ireland...

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Britain Is Boom Destination For Tourists

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent A record number of visitors are choosing the UK as a holiday destination following the success of the 2012 London Olympics. There were almost 2.9 million tourists in June, a record for the month, according...

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