Vodafone Bids To Revive £5.7bn Spanish Deal

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Vodafone has resumed talks about buying Spain's biggest cable operator as it seeks to deploy some of the huge cash-pile generated by the $130bn sale of its stake in Verizon Wireless, its US partner. Sky News understands...

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Childcare 'Costs Families More Than Mortgage'

The cost to families for part-time childcare is more than the monthly mortgage repayment, figures show. According to the Family and Childcare Trust study, parents are spending more than £7,500 a year on part-time childcare for two children - around...

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Hotel Prices Soar At Top World Destinations

A survey has highlighted steep price increases in many of the world's top holiday destinations, though England football fans may have reason to cheer. The study, by hotels.com, found that despite a general strengthening of the pound against many other...

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PM And Clegg In Tax Cuts Hypocrisy Row

Nick Clegg accused the Tories of having a "brass-neck" as the Prime Minister gave a speech hinting at tax cuts for hard-pressed families. The Deputy Prime Minister said the Tories had been "spectacularly inconsistent" when it came to having a "commitment...

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Markets Tumble As Ukraine Tensions Escalate

Putin Is Cracking The Whip On The West Updated: 10:29am UK, Monday 03 March 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor He's done it again. With the swashbuckling approach to international affairs that fits his popular bare-chested public persona,...

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Holidaymakers Warned Over Online Scams

By Tadhg Enright, Sky News Correspondent Police have warned holidaymakers to be wary of online booking scams after £7m was stolen by fraudsters last year. A total of 4,500 cases of booking fraud were reported to police in 2013, with almost a third...

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Serco Braces For Tough 2014 As Profits Fall

Serco has reported a 6% fall in annual profits following a year which saw it embroiled in a government contracts scandal. The firm, which agreed last December to repay the Government £68.5m for overcharging for the tagging of convicted criminals, warned...

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MPs Demand Wholesale Review Of Business Rates

A committee of MPs has demanded a "wholesale review" of business rates to support local economies, particularly high street retailers. The Business Committee's report suggested that a Government consultation - which admits the need for reform - would...

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Flood Aid Drives Civil Engineering Record

The legacy of the worst winter storms for 250 years damaged the recovery in house-building but helped the civil engineering industry record its strongest month since April 1997. The construction of homes grew at its slowest pace for four months in February,...

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Standard Chartered To Slash Chief's Bonus

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Standard Chartered, the emerging markets bank, will reveal on Wednesday that it is slashing its bonus pool and its boss's payout as it bids to stave off the kind of row with investors that has hit rivals such as Barclays....

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