MPs Call For Council Parking Charge Reports

Councils should publish annual parking-charge reports to show where revenue comes from and where it is being used, according to MPs. Louise Ellman, the chairman of the House of Commons Transport Committee, said the use of parking charges and fines specifically...

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EU Cap Pushes Barclays Into Third Way On Pay

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Barclays is drawing up secret plans to negate European Union restrictions on bankers' pay by introducing a separate chunk of remuneration that would be determined by an individual's seniority. Sky News has learnt that...

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Benefits Cap Study In Haringey Raises Doubts

The Government's benefits cap will struggle to encourage people into work while saving taxpayers' money, according to a report. The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) studied the results of the cap in Haringey, one of four London boroughs chosen as...

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Whiplash Insurance Claims Face Fraud Crackdown

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent Fake whiplash claimants are facing a fresh crackdown under Government plans to tackle the rising cost of motoring in Britain. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the measures would cut insurance premiums...

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Sexual Harassment 'Rife' At Work, Study Says

Nearly two thirds of women have had a male work colleague behave "inappropriately" towards them, new research reveals. And of the 60% who said they had experienced this behaviour in the workplace, 21% classed it as persistent. When it came to inappropriate...

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Asos Argues Its Success Is Good For High St

Online fashion store Asos says it is on target to become the world's number one clothes retailer - but not at the UK high street's expense. In an interview with Sky News to mark the firm's full year results, its chief executive Nick Robertson highlighted...

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Post Office Managers Protest In Pay Row

Post Office managers will take their first industrial action in 34 years later this week in a dispute over pay. Members of the Unite union, which represents 900 managers, will work to rule for 24 hours on Friday and refuse to do any overtime. They...

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Bank Of England Fuels Rate Rise Speculation

Speculation has intensified that the Bank of England may start to lift the base rate of interest earlier than it had anticipated. Minutes of the last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) showed the nine-member panel believed unemployment was...

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PM Vows To Roll Back Green Taxes On Energy

The Lib Dems have accused David Cameron of a "panicky U-turn" after he pledged to roll back green taxes blamed for driving up energy bills. During another bitter row about energy policy with Ed Miliband at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said...

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Grangemouth Job Fears As Chemical Plant Shut

The owner of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant is to close the operation permanently and keep shut, for now, its major oil refinery amid a continuing pay dispute. The move threatens up to 800 jobs at the petrochemicals business, which makes products...

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