Airport Charges To Be Reduced In Shake-Up

Three London airports have been told to reduce the amount of money they charge airlines in take-off and landing fees. The move by the aviation regulator should limit the fare rises imposed on passengers using Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports....

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Matalan To Support Factory Collapse Victims

Matalan has said it will provide "financial and other support" to those affected by the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh which killed over 380 people. The fashion chain said it was not using any suppliers based in the building when the disaster occurred...

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Eurozone Unemployment Hits New Record High

Eurozone unemployment reached 12.1% in March, official figures have shown, as the region's recession continues to hit its economy. Some 19.2 million people were out of work in the 17-nation bloc last month, with the jobless rate climbing for the 23rd...

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Australia's First Banknote To Fetch Millions

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Australia's first banknote, printed 100 years ago and found in a letter in England in 1999, has gone on sale for Aus$3.5m (£2.3m), according to auctioneers. The 10 shilling note, serial Number M000001...

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Apple Bond Sale To Reward Shareholders

Apple has sold $17bn (£10.9bn) in the largest non-bank bond deal in history as it moves to placate frustrated shareholders. The move, to raise money to pass along to investors through dividend payments and stock buy-backs, is part of an effort to reverse...

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RBS Inquiry: Cable Denies Any 'Interference'

The Business Secretary has denied any suggestion of interfering with the legal process in connection with the collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Vince Cable was speaking to Sky News after it emerged he had written to prosecutors urging a decision...

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Energy Firms 'Failed To Meet Consumer Targets'

The energy regulator is investigating six suppliers, saying they have failed to meet their targets on providing consumers with efficiency measures. Ofgem said that while the sector had achieved 99% of energy efficiency targets set by the Government,...

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Verizon Dials Up Funds For $100bn Vodafone Bid

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The American telecoms group Verizon is lining up funds for a blockbuster $100bn bid to buy Vodafone out of their US mobile phone joint venture. Insiders told Sky News on Wednesday that Verizon's board had asked banks...

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UK Coal Fights For Future Amid Creditor Talks

UK Coal has admitted it is in talks with creditors to keep solvent but refused to deny a claim it is considering voluntary liquidation. When a fire at the company's Daw Mill mine forced its closure and 600 job losses in February, UK Coal warned the...

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Charity: 'Scammers Have Never Had It So Good'

Con artists in the UK are thriving during the recession by coming up with new ways to profit from the financial misery of others, Citizens Advice has warned. The charity said 22,000 scams were reported to it in England and Wales in the last 12 months....

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