Touchbet Tycoon Gambles On Sporting Index

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor A little-known Swedish tycoon has emerged as the mystery buyer of Sporting Index, the world's biggest sports spread-betting operator. Sky News has learnt that Touchbet, which is based in Malta and is owned by a businessman...

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Supermarket Wars: Aldi Overtakes Waitrose

Aldi has overtaken Waitrose in terms of market share for the first time in the UK to become the country's sixth largest supermarket chain, according to the latest industry figures. Statistics published by Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending...

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Hundreds Of Flights Cancelled By France Strike

Hundreds of flights to and from Britain have been cancelled due to a strike by air traffic controllers in France. No frills airline Ryanair said it had axed more than 250 services while British Airways has warned of significant delays for the...

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Everything You Need To Know About Non-Doms

Who are the non-doms, what tax do they avoid and who introduced these rules anyway? Here is all you need to know. :: What is non-dom status? Non-domiciled status can be claimed where you are living in the UK but your father or grandfather was resident...

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BG Group Backs £47bn Shell Takeover Offer

Struggling energy producer BG Group is recommending to shareholders a takeover offer worth £47bn from Royal Dutch Shell. Details of the mega merger - the biggest in the industry for a decade - were released in a statement to the London Stock Exchange...

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Digital Lender Atom Taps Investors For £75m

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The UK's first digital-only bank is tapping investors for £75m in fresh funding as it inches towards a green light from regulators that will enable it to open for business within months. Sky News understands that Atom...

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Amazon Founder To Launch Spaceship This Year

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is to launch a spaceship which could one day take passengers into Earth's orbit. His space firm Blue Origin has finished testing the rocket engine which will power the New Shepard craft - and if the test flights...

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Jewellery Heist: Gems 'Already Out Of Country'

Gems stolen in one of the largest and most daring jewellery heists ever will already be out of the country, a former Flying Squad chief believes. Jewellery and precious stones, which could be worth millions of pounds, were snatched by thieves from...

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Labour Would Abolish 'Non-Dom' Tax Status

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent Ed Miliband has defended his policy to abolish non-dom status after it emerged the shadow chancellor recently said scrapping the tax rule would cost the country money. The Labour leader unveiled plans...

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Shell's £47bn Gamble On Price Recovery

Royal Dutch Shell's £47bn swoop on BG Group is a classic piece of opportunism. BG Group had been going through a torrid time even before the collapse in oil and gas prices and its new chief executive, Helge Lund, is only days into the job. BG's share...

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