Flood Aid Drives Civil Engineering Record

The legacy of the worst winter storms for 250 years damaged the recovery in house-building but helped the civil engineering industry record its strongest month since April 1997. The construction of homes grew at its slowest pace for four months in February,...

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Lloyds Commits To Credit Unions Amid Pay Row

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group will make a series of pledges on Wednesday aimed at combating financial exclusion, even as the industry runs headlong into another pay row. Sky News understands that Lloyds...

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Holidaymakers Warned Over Online Scams

By Tadhg Enright, Sky News Correspondent Police have warned holidaymakers to be wary of online booking scams after £7m was stolen by fraudsters last year. A total of 4,500 cases of booking fraud were reported to police in 2013, with almost a third...

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MPs Demand Wholesale Review Of Business Rates

A committee of MPs has demanded a "wholesale review" of business rates to support local economies, particularly high street retailers. The Business Committee's report suggested that a Government consultation - which admits the need for reform - would...

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Standard Chartered To Slash Chief's Bonus

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Standard Chartered, the emerging markets bank, will reveal on Wednesday that it is slashing its bonus pool and its boss's payout as it bids to stave off the kind of row with investors that has hit rivals such as Barclays....

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Obama Sends 2015 Budget To Congress

President Barack Obama has unveiled a $3.9trn (£2.3trn) budget aimed at bolstering the economy, but the proposal drew immediate criticism from Republicans. Mr Obama sent his blueprint for fiscal year 2015, which begins on October 1, to Capitol Hill...

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Hotel Prices Soar At Top World Destinations

A survey has highlighted steep price increases in many of the world's top holiday destinations, though England football fans may have reason to cheer. The study, by hotels.com, found that despite a general strengthening of the pound against many other...

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GPs To Trial Skype And Email Appointments

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent Experimental plans to make family doctors more accessible using Skype appointments and email consultations are due to be announced within the next few weeks. At least 40,000 patients will be covered...

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China Goes For Green Amid Slower Growth

China has moved to reduce the pace of investment to the slowest in a decade, as it seeks a more sustainable and greener expansion programme. Leaders of the world's second biggest economy have given the strongest hint of reversing the goal of greater...

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Rich Are Richer Since Crash, Says Top Boss

The boss of Britain's biggest pension and insurance provider has told Sky News that the Bank of England's quantitative easing programme has helped the rich at the expense of the less well off. Legal & General chief executive Nigel Wilson said:...

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