China's 'UK Is No Big Power' Snub To Cameron

UK 'Just An Old European Country' Updated: 9:04am UK, Tuesday 03 December 2013 By Mark Stone, China Correspondent The editorial in China's Global Times on Tuesday gives a clear hint about how David Cameron has been received in the country so far....

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RBS And NatWest Glitch: Problems Persist

RBS and NatWest customers are still reporting problems with their accounts after a third major glitch in 18 months hit the banking group's IT systems nationwide. Thousands vented their anger on Twitter after all of the high street banks' systems went...

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Households Raid Savings At Record Rate

By Ed Conway, Economics Editor Households are pulling money out of their savings accounts at the fastest rate in modern record, according to Bank of England figures. In the past year, families have withdrawn £23bn from their long-term savings accounts...

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Water Companies Submit Five-Year Price Plans

Britain's 19 water companies have submitted their price proposals for the period between 2015 and 2020. With the exception of Thames Water - the nation's biggest water service provider - they are all pledging to either freeze or cut bills in real terms...

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Npower Customer Apology After Bill Errors

Energy firm npower has written to its 3.4 million customers to apologise after a sharp rise in complaints in the last year. The German-owned gas and electricity supplier admitted that a glitch resulted in a number of bills and statements failing to...

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Stolen Mobile Phone Bills To Be Capped

Mobile phone owners will no longer have to face huge bills if their handsets are stolen under a deal between the Government and four of the main suppliers. EE, Three, Vodafone and Virgin Media say they will put a cap on the amount they will charge customers....

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Apple Buys Twitter Trends Tool Topsy Labs

Topsy Labs has been bought by Apple in a deal that will provide the iPhone maker with more insights about the chatter on Twitter. The San Francisco-based startup's analytic tool pores through the stream of conversations on the social network to identify...

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Rival Lloyds Branch Bidder Urged To Sue Bank

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The bidder which lost out to the Co-operative Group in the auction of 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches is being urged to consider legal action to recover the £30m it spent on its bid. Sky News has learnt that a number...

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140 Jobs At Risk As Stationer Osbornes Folds

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Another high street retailer was on the verge of collapse on Tuesday when a 180-year-old stationer called in administrators amid intense competition from supermarket chains. Sky News understands that Osbornes Stationers...

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Housebuilding Grows At Best Pace For A Decade

Housebuilding grew at its fastest pace for a decade in November amid surging demand buoyed by Government initiatives. Figures from the closely watched Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for construction showed housing activity at its highest...

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