Budget: How Office Workers Have Fared Best

Had things worked out differently, George Osborne might have been running the family business these days, selling Osborne & Little wallpaper to fit the homes of the well-to-do around the country. Instead, he is mid-way through another renovation...

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UK Helps Boost Car Sales Growth In Europe

Car sales in Europe have risen for the 18th month in a row with the UK seeing double-digit growth. Figures from the Association of European Carmakers (ACEA) show sales were up by 7.3% in February with 924,440 new registrations. All the major...

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Minimum Wage Boost 'To Give Britain A Pay Rise'

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent The minimum wage will rise by 20p to £6.70 an hour this October, benefiting 1.4 million low-paid workers. David Cameron and Nick Clegg have announced the Coalition has accepted the 3% rise recommended by...

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First Trader Banned In UK Over Libor Rigging

A former trader has become the first to be banned by the UK's City watchdog for manipulating the rate that banks lend to each other. Briton Paul Robson, who worked at the London office of the Dutch-based lender Rabobank, has been barred by the Financial...

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Sainsbury's Records Another Fall In Sales

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has recorded a fall in sales for the fifth quarter running. And the retail chain has warned the market is expected to remain challenging for the "forseeable future". Excluding fuel, Sainsbury's saw like-for-like...

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Coalition Promises v What They Delivered

A start-of-term promise can be a long way from an end-of-term reality but how has the coalition fared? In the bright and sunny days of the shiny new coalition David Cameron and Nick Clegg wrote down their pledges in a Coalition Programme for...

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E-Cigarettes Added To Inflation Shopping Basket

E-cigarettes, craft beer and Spotify have been added to the basket of goods and services used to calculate UK inflation. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its annual review of the shopping basket items that make up its inflation calculations....

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Apprentices Battle Sparks Training Group Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor One of the UK's fastest-growing apprenticeship providers is being groomed for a multimillion pound sale amid a battle among political leaders to pledge support for school leavers. Sky News has learnt that the owners...

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Osborne Criticised Over New Bank Switch Plan

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor A Government-backed scheme to stimulate competition in one of the most concentrated areas of the banking sector is being launched prematurely in order for ministers to claim that they are helping consumers, the industry...

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House 'Crisis': Campaigners Rally In Westminster

By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs Editor Housing in Britain is in crisis, campaigners say, as 2,500 people attended a rally in Westminster calling on politicians to take urgent action. The protest, which includes housing associations and charities as...

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