Pub Adjudicator Could Help Beer Prices Fall

The landlords of pubs tied to major chains appear to have won their fight for better protection from unfair treatment in a move that could help beer prices fall. Almost half of Britain's 50,000 pubs are run by tenants under so-called "beer-tie"...

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Ebola: UK Mine Workers Leave After Outbreak

London Mining's "non-essential" staff have left Sierra Leone, the latest West African country to be affected by the highly contagious Ebola epidemic. The British iron ore firm said a number of personnel had left the country voluntarily and travel restrictions...

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Cyber Attack 'To Hit In Next Two Weeks'

Computer users are being urged to protect their machines from malware which allows hackers to steal financial data. British investigators have been working with the FBI to trace the hackers behind ongoing attacks, and the botnet system used by the targets...

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Europe Calls On UK Govt To Increase Taxes

The European Commission has urged the UK Government to raise taxes and rein in its Help To Buy scheme. The European Union's executive body called on the Government to increase the amount it collects in taxes to help it cut the deficit, saying policy...

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Mortgage Rules 'Hit Housing Market Activity'

UK house prices have risen for the thirteenth month in a row but activity may be slowing as greater restrictions are placed on mortgage lending. The findings, released by Nationwide in its monthly house price index, recorded a 0.7% increase in average...

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FBI Chases 'Ringleader' Behind Cyber Threat

How Serious Is 'Ominous' Global Cyber Threat? Updated: 12:41pm UK, Tuesday 03 June 2014 By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent It's a dramatic countdown: you have just two weeks to protect yourself against a "powerful computer attack", the...

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How Serious Is 'Ominous' Global Cyber Threat?

By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent It's a dramatic countdown: you have just two weeks to protect yourself against a "powerful computer attack", the National Crime Agency has warned. All very ominous, but how serious is the threat? Around...

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Cafe Rouge Owner To Offload Loss-Making Sites

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The owner of the Cafe Rouge and Strada chains is preparing a sweeping financial restructuring that will result in the break-up of one of the UK's biggest restaurant operators. Sky News has learnt that Tragus Group...

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Asda Fighting Off Challenge From Discounters

Asda is the only so-called 'big four' supermarket chain growing its share of the market as the industry endures its slowest growth for eleven years. Figures compiled by Kantar Worldpanel showed the Walmart-owned firm's share of the grocery business...

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State 'Bad Bank' Plots £1.5bn Mortgage Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The state-owned 'bad bank' which holds the remnants of Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock is to sell a £1.5bn mortgage portfolio that will attempt to exploit buoyant demand for UK housing market assets. Sky News...

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