EU Review Reveals Fears About New Powers

Britain needs to keep control of its own tax policy and look out for any loss of control over foreign affairs, according to a new Government report on the EU. The first part of the biggest review of Britain's involvement in the union in 40 years looked...

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China In Ban On 'Glitzy' Official Buildings

Chinese authorities have ordered a five-year suspension of the construction of new official buildings, state media reported. It is the latest move by President Xi Jinping to crack down on extravagance and pervasive corruption that blights the world's...

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Help To Buy Extension Sparks New Warnings

Experts Divided Over Help To Buy Updated: 1:41pm UK, Tuesday 23 July 2013 By Tadhg Enright, Business Correspondent The Chancellor says that Help to Buy will "fix a broken housing system" but critics claim it risks creating another bubble at taxpayers'...

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Sun Shines On Britain's Exporters - Survey

UK export activity is at its highest since 2007, according to the latest confidence index from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The BCC/DHL Trade Confidence Index of more than 1,700 businesses showed that 50% of service sector and 42% of manufacturing...

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British Films Hit New Box Office Record High

Cinema box office receipts rose 6% in 2012 to hit a record of £1.1bn, according to newly released figures. According to the British Film Institute (BFI) 2013 Statistical Yearbook, cinema admissions in the UK reached 172.5 million, the third highest...

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Fire Control Room Overhaul 'Is Still Failing'

A project to build new fire control centres which wasted £482m of taxpayer's cash is still costing millions of pounds three years after it was scrapped, MPs have said. The previous Labour government drew-up plans in 2004 to locate 46 local fire services...

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Royal Baby Memorabilia Boost For UK Firms

By David Crabtree, Sky Correspondent The Royal birth is generating a mass of souvenirs and memorabilia - providing a huge sales boost for British companies. Pottery companies are on standby for the Duke and Duchess's baby to be named. At Royal...

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Bentley: First SUV To Create 1,000 UK Jobs

Luxury car firm Bentley is to build a new model - its first sports utility vehicle (SUV) - in Crewe, creating an estimated 1,000 jobs. The company said the development of its fourth model would include an investment of £800m in headquarters and development...

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GSK Admits China Execs Flouted Law Over Drugs

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said that some of its executives in China appeared to have broken the law as part of a major bribery scandal that has ensnared the UK pharmaceutical firm. The news comes as rival UK drugmaker AstraZeneca has confirmed to Sky...

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Retail Boss McEwan Leads Race For Top RBS Job

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The head of Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS's) UK retail banking operations, Ross McEwan, has become a frontrunner to replace Stephen Hester at the helm of the state-backed lender. Sky News understands that Mr McEwan...

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