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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TUC Warning Over Future State Pensions

State pensions received over a lifetime vary by tens of thousands of pounds because of differing life expectancies and locations, according to a new report. The study by the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) showed that women in their late forties living...

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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%, providing 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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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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Serco: Police To Probe Prison Firm Over 'Fraud'

Security firm Serco faces a police fraud investigation over its £285m prison escorting contract. Serco staff allegedly recorded prisoners as having been delivered ready for court - a key performance measure - when in fact they were not, the Ministry...

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Co-op Swings To £559m Loss On Bank Troubles

The Co-operative group has swung to 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 £709m in the six months to June and the group said there will...

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Vodafone Confirms '$100bn' Verizon Sale Talks

Vodafone has confirmed it is in talks with Verizon Communications about selling its stake in their joint US venture, potentially worth more than $100bn (£64.5bn). The FTSE 100-listed firm owns a 45% stake in Verizon Wireless - America's largest mobile...

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Hackers: Pro-Assad Group Targets US Websites

Pro-Assad regime hackers claim to have targeted leading US media websites, shutting down the New York Times for 30 minutes. The Syrian Electronic Army said it had hacked sites belonging to Twitter and the Huffington Post, making them unstable,...

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Private Healthcare: Patients 'Pay 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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Ryanair Ordered To Sell 25% Aer Lingus Stake

Ryanair has been ordered to sell nearly 25% of its shares in Aer Lingus. The Competition Commission said the budget airline must cut its stake in Irish rival Aer Lingus from 29.8% to 5%. Ryanair said it will appeal against the decision to the...

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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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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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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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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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