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BA losses show cabin crew deal is vital, says union - The Guardian

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BA losses show cabin crew deal is vital, says union
The Guardian
The Unite union said today that British Airways's £164m quarterly loss underlined the importance of the carrier reaching a deal with its cabin crew. The disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud in the spring, coupled with the effects of a bitter ...
British Airways First-Quarter Loss Widens on Cabin-Crew Strikes, Ash CloudBloomberg
It never rains, but it pours (ash) for BAManagement Today
British Airways posts Q1 loss of $190 mlnThe Associated Press
Financial Times -Reuters UK -This is Money
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Hong Kong Tycoon Buys EDF's UK Networks - Sky News

Sky News

Hong Kong Tycoon Buys EDF's UK Networks
Sky News
A consortium of companies led by Asia's richest businessman has won a bid to buy the UK distribution networks of the French electricity provider EDF for £5.8bn. Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing beat off rival bids from Scottish and Southern Energy as ...
Cheung Kong Infrastructure: Studying Several Projects; No Funding PressureWall Street Journal
Li Ka-shing buys EDF arm for £5.8bnFinancial Times
Billionaire owner of ports takes on electricity networkEast Anglian Daily Times
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Can Boris's bikes make London a cycling city? - This is London

Daily Mail

Can Boris's bikes make London a cycling city?
This is London
The launch today of the Mayor's new bike hire scheme is an important to step for cycling in the capital. Modelled on the Parisian Vélib' scheme, it encourages Londoners to use the chunky bikes for short hops around the centre of the capital. ...
London cycle scheme could spread across UKThe Guardian
'Boris Bikes' Launch Despite 'Many Concerns'Sky News
Cycle hire launch 'a new dawn'The Press Association
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TalkTalk to launch mobile phone service - The Guardian

The Guardian

TalkTalk to launch mobile phone service
The Guardian
Internet and phone firm TalkTalk has struck a deal with Vodafone to launch a mobile service under its own brand. TalkTalk, which helped revolutionise the broadband market by introducing "free" internet access four years ago, will offer both contract ...
TalkTalk signs deal with VodafoneThe Press Association
TalkTalk Signs Vodafone Deal As Revenue RisesWall Street Journal
Talk Talk and Vodafone tie up on mobile broadbandInquirer
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Rentokil keeps full-year goals despite pricing pressures - Daily Mail

Daily Mail

Rentokil keeps full-year goals despite pricing pressures
Daily Mail
By Mail Online Reporter Cleaning and pest control group Rentokil Initial maintained on Friday its full-year guidance despite tough trading conditions across several markets. The company said that intense competition had squeezed sales amid a 'continued ...
Rentokil H1 pretax profit up on cost controlsReuters
Rentokil cost-cutting drives 39% profits riseThe Guardian
Rentokil Keeps Guidance Despite Challenging TradingWall Street Journal
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Business lobby shuns retirement age change - The Guardian

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Business lobby shuns retirement age change
The Guardian
Government plans to scrap the default retirement age will hamper the efforts of businesses to beat the recession and risk causing rifts among staff, employers claimed yesterday. In a push to adapt employment laws to the costs of longer life ...
Government plans to scrap retirement at 65 'will line pockets of lawyers'Daily Mail
Scrapping retirement age opens 'Pandora's box' of tribunal claimsTelegraph.co.uk
No forced retirement at 65Mirror.co.uk
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Commodities pull FTSE down, US GDP data due - Reuters

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Commodities pull FTSE down, US GDP data due
Reuters
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares fell by midsession on Friday, with declines in commodity assets outpacing gains in defensive stocks as investors fretted ahead of US economic growth data from the United States. ...
FTSE fades ahead of US GDP figuresThe Guardian
Investors drop risk ahead of US GDP dataFinancial Times
Morning Markets - FTSE down ahead of US GDP dataifaonline.co.uk
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Divorce ruling set to transform 'big money' cases - Financial Times

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Divorce ruling set to transform 'big money' cases
Financial Times
Estranged wives in “big money” divorce cases will be barred from using secretly obtained documents in an attempt to prove their husbands are hiding assets that could be included in a divorce settlement, ...
Man from Del Monte can keep his fortune hiddenTelegraph.co.uk
Covertly found assets no longer valid in divorceThe Guardian
Landmark ruling on divorce casesBBC News
Daily Mail -Independent -This is Money
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FSA unveils tough new pay and bonus code - Financial Times

The Guardian

FSA unveils tough new pay and bonus code
Financial Times
By Megan Murphyand Brooke Masters The UK's financial regulator has dramatically expanded the number of companies that will be subject to tough restrictions on pay and bonuses, extending its rules to cover most hedge funds and investment managers as ...
FSA brings Mifid advisers and wealth managers under remuneration codeCitywire.co.uk
New FSA pay rules to cover 2500 firmsTelegraph.co.uk
FSA broadens reach of pay and bonus codePeople Management Magazine Online
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Residents to vote on council tax rises - Public Finance

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Residents to vote on council tax rises
Public Finance
The public will be given the power to veto 'excessive' rises in council tax, the government announced today. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said that any increases in council tax above a limit agreed annually by Westminster would ...
People power to veto council tax risesLocalGov
Power to people over council taxThe Star
Public to veto council tax risesBBC News
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