Microsoft Boss To Leave Amid 'New Direction'

Microsoft Revamp Amid PC Decline Updated: 3:28pm UK, Friday 23 August 2013 By Thomas Moore, Sky News Science Correspondent Microsoft has struggled as the PC market has declined. Five years ago more than 90% of computers ran a version of the Windows...

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Wind Farm Report Into House Price Blight

An official Government report into renewable energy will reveal for the first time how wind farms affect rural house prices. Consultants have been brought in by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to look at whether renewable technologies drive down...

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Seaside Towns Given More Government Cash

More cash is being offered to coastal towns as part of a Government bid to boost deprived areas. The Coastal Communities Fund is being expanded to £29m next year and will now last another 12 months to 2016. The fund, created by the coalition in 2012,...

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UK GDP Revised Upward In Second Quarter

UK GDP output for the second quarter of 2013 has been revised upwards, according to officially released figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy grew by 0.7% in the three months. The ONS gross domestic product (GDP) figure...

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Pump Sales Slump Amid Summer Price Hike

A surge in pump prices led to last month's petrol and diesel sales crashing to winter levels, according to a motoring group's analysis of Government figures. The AA said drivers bought nearly 1.48 billion litres of petrol in July 2013 - an 8% fall on...

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Nasdaq Trading Halted Due To Computer Glitch

By Sky News US Team, in New York The latest high-tech disruption in the financial markets has increased pressure on Nasdaq and other electronic exchanges to take steps to avoid future breakdowns. A three-hour trading outage on the Nasdaq stock...

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Bank Holiday Discounts: Warning From Watchdog

The consumer watchdog has urged shoppers to quiz carpet and furniture retailers before they buy this long weekend - after it found some used artificially high prices to exaggerate sales and price cuts. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating...

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Countryside Fears Over Solar Energy Growth

By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent Rural campaigners say the push to generate green energy through giant solar farms is having an unacceptable impact on Britain's rural landscape. Developments like Burntstalks Solar Farm in Norfolk,...

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HS2 Project Attacked By Alistair Darling

Former chancellor Alistair Darling has withdrawn his support for the HS2 train line, calling it "foolish" and warning of spiralling costs. Mr Darling said the cost of the project, which is already officially around £43bn after soaring by £10bn earlier...

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Post Office Staff In Fresh Wave Of Strikes

Workers at Crown post offices are staging a fresh wave of strikes in a five-month row over jobs, pay and closures. A UK-wide stoppage is being held today, staff in Scotland will strike on Monday, and union members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

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