Mobile Boost For Channel Tunnel Travellers

Mobile phone services through the Channel Tunnel are to be improved for travellers. British commuters and holidaymakers will soon be able to boast that they are calling from 100m below sea level when the north tunnel is connected to the mobile network...

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Wall Street Giants To Aid £1bn Travelex Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The foreign currency provider Travelex has enlisted a pair of Wall Street titans to aid a plan that will involve a £1bn sale or flotation during 2014. Sky News understands that Travelex has drafted in Goldman Sachs...

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German Car Sales Speed Ahead Globally

German-owned premium car brands reached record global sales levels in 2013, according to newly released figures. The Volkswagen group reported record global sales for Audi the brand and its two luxury stablemates, Porsche and Britain-based Bentley....

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Rolls-Royce Considers Producing Its First 4x4

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce is considering producing its first four-wheel drive vehicle as it reports its fourth year in a row of record sales. Chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes told Sky's Jeff Randall Live programme that if they decide to go...

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Record Online Xmas Sales Boost Festive Figures

Increasing use of tablets and smartphones and speedy delivery times are the major factors behind a sharp rise in online shopping before Christmas. Web sales growth accelerated to 19.2% compared with the same month in 2012 - the fastest rate for more...

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Heathrow Slams Price Cap Put On Airline Fees

The operator of Heathrow airport has slammed a price cap limiting how much it can charge airlines to use the west London site. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed a far greater price cap on the amount it can charge airlines than it originally...

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China 'Overtakes US' As World's Top Trader

China's annual trade in goods passed the $4trn (£2.4trn) mark for the first time in 2013, official data has revealed, confirming its position as the world's biggest trading nation. Exports from the world's number two economy rose 7.9% to $2.21trn (£1.34trn),...

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Tycoon Desmond Gambles On Health Lottery Sale

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The media tycoon Richard Desmond is exploring a sale of the lottery business he launched just over two years ago after receiving a string of approaches from potential buyers. Sky News has learnt that Mr Desmond, owner...

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US Sees Weak New Job Gains In December

The US economy added 74,000 new jobs in December, a level far below analysts' expections. The figure takes unemployment to a five-year low, but industry experts had expected the US economy to add 197,000 new jobs last month. The job creation figure,...

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Teachers 'Should Face Regular Classroom MOTs'

Teachers should be made to have licences and will face the sack if they fail to pass checks on their abilities, the Labour party has said. Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said he wants teachers to be reviewed every few years to improve standards...

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