Tories To Freeze Train Fares For Five Years

Rail fares will be frozen in real terms for five years if the Tories win the General Election, David Cameron has pledged. The Prime Minister said extending the Retail Price Index inflation cap on regulated ticket prices until 2020 would save the average...

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M&S Sourcing Chiefs Set For Lavish Payday

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Two brothers hired to boost the efficiency of Marks & Spencer's (M&S) clothing business are in line for multimillion pound paydays which could make them the company's best-paid employees over a three-year period....

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HSBC Tax Scandal: France Starts Criminal Probe

HSBC has expressed outrage at being placed on €1bn bail amid a criminal investigation in France into historical tax issues. The UK-listed bank said it was informed on Wednesday that French magistrates were examining the "conduct of its Swiss private...

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Oil Find Near Gatwick May Be 'World Class'

The estimated size of an oil find near Gatwick Airport has been upgraded to 100 billion barrels by a company backing exploration of the area. UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) said the Horse Hill-1 well in the Weald Basin was now thought to hold...

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Federal Reserve Divided Over Rate Rise Timing

By Sky News US Team The US Federal Reserve was split at its much-anticipated March meeting on when to raise interest rates, according to minutes. The US central bank's policymakers were torn between putting up rates in June, September, or even waiting...

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FTSE-100 Giants Poised To Warn Over EU Vote

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Some of Britain's biggest companies will begin issuing formal warnings about uncertainties associated with an exit from the European Union if the outcome of the General Election triggers a timetable for a referendum on...

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UK Bank Scandal Costs Hit £39bn - Report

Britain's biggest banks have collectively racked up a £39bn bill as a result of financial scandals over just three years, a report has found. A study by auditors KPMG covered financial results from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Lloyds, Barclays,...

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Labour Would Abolish 'Non-Dom' Tax Status

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent Labour leader Ed Miliband is to say he will abolish "non-domiciled" status if he wins the General Election. "Non-dom" residency allows around 116,000 individuals to exempt their offshore income from...

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'Radical' Pension Changes Come Into Force

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent Major changes to pension rules come into effect today which will allow savers to have more control over their money when they retire. People aged over 55 are now able to cash in their pensions and...

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The Mobile Battery That Charges In One Minute

Scientists have developed a battery that could allow a mobile phone to be charged and ready for use in one minute. The new aluminium power cell is also much safer than existing lithium technology, can be bent and damaged, and does not catch fire....

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Challenger Poaches Exec From Bank of England

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor One of a new wave of banks set up to challenge the hegemony of the UK's established high street lenders will announce this week that it has poached a senior executive from the Bank of England. Sky News has learnt that...

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Tories Accused Of 'Secret Tax Plan' By Labour

The Conservatives have been accused by Labour of favouring the rich after the Chancellor refused to rule out cutting the top rate of income tax in a Sky News interview. George Osborne told the Murnaghan programme his party had "no plans"...

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Pru Boss 'Irritated' By Labour Letter Row

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor A row over company bosses' political affiliations ahead of the General Election deepened on Thursday amid allegations that Labour was trying to undermine the leaders of some of the UK's biggest businesses. Friends of...

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Sluggish US Economy Adds Only 126,000 Jobs

By Sky News US Team A slow US economy added a lower-than-expected 126,000 jobs in March, though the unemployment rate held steady, as predicted, at 5.5%. Friday's jobs reports broke a run of 12 consecutive months in which the economy added more than...

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