UK retail sales increased by 1.7% in November, helped by pre-Christmas spending, official statistics show.
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Gatwick takes aim at rival with pledge to stagger expansion
Gatwick will open a new front in its campaign to build a second runway by promising to stagger the work over two decade
EE recalls all Power Bar mobile phone chargers over fire risk
Telecoms firm says it is aware of incidents in which devices have overheated and customers should stop using them
AstraZeneca buys majority stake in blood cancer specialist Acerta for £2.68bn
The pharmaceuticals giant is hoping that Acerta’s promising leukaemia drug will lead to blockbuster sales
UK unemployment rate falls to 5.2%, lowest in nearly 10 years
The UK unemployment rate fell to the lowest for nearly 10 years at 5.2% in the three months to October.
Third of British households vulnerable to rate rise
Almost a third of households would have to cut spending, work longer hours or change their mortgage terms if interest rates rose by just 2 percentage points without any increase in pay, according to the Bank of England.
Gender pay gap doubles for women over 40 in management
Wage disparity worse for women in senior roles, says CMI, as it demands ‘root and branch transformation of business culture’
CBI calls for radical shake-up of support for UK exports
Set up an ndependent ‘exports commission’ modelled on infrastructure and low pay bodies to boost UK industry’s foreign sales, says CBI
Margaret Thatcher’s iconic handbags & personal effects up for auction
The late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher still dominates the British political scene and 25 years after she ruled the country and almost three years after her death, people can now own a slice of her history.
UK Interest Rates may rise earlier & faster, says Bank of England deputy
Interest rates are likely to rise earlier and faster than the Bank of England signalled in its Inflation Report last month, one of its deputy governors has indicated.
Think tank warns UK wages are unlikely to rise in 2016
Workers in the UK are unlikely to experience a rise in their wages next year, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation.
NHS hooks up with dating app Tinder for organ donations
The NHS has partnered with dating app Tinder to raise awareness about organ donations.
Nurofen’s maker admits misleading consumers over contents of painkillers
Drug giant Reckitt Benckiser ordered to pull painkillers off shelves after admitting products marketed for specific types of pain were identical
MPs call for investigation of KPMG over HBOS collapse
MPs are calling for accountancy giant KPMG to be investigated for its role in the collapse of HBOS, branding its auditing practices a failure.
Accountants targeted by HMRC over tax avoidance ‘without any evidence’
HM Revenue & Customs are threatening to investigate accountants’ personal tax affairs if they do not reply to correspondence
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