Food offers boost retail sales

Retail sales were buoyed by supermarket offers on food, figures show

10:17am Thursday 20th June 2013

Supermarket offers on food helped drive retail sales higher than expected last month, adding to signs of optimism over consumer spending.

Minister hails benefits of GM crops

Opponents of GM methods say it contributes to intensive farming practices and pesticide use that are environmentally damaging

9:39am Thursday 20th June 2013

Genetically modified crops have the potential to improve the environment and save lives, Owen Paterson said as he launched a new push for the UK to be at the forefront of developing the controversial technology.

Bill errors costing families £6.7bn

Common causes for customers being overcharged include charges added that should not have been and incorrect tariff or product details being used

8:50am Thursday 20th June 2013

Families are being left hundreds of pounds out of pocket due to errors by firms calculating their household bills, new research has found.

Lenders told to plug £27bn hole

The Prudential Regulation Authority said five top lenders must plug a 27 billion pound shortfall in their finances

7:34am Thursday 20th June 2013

Five of Britain's biggest lenders must plug a combined £27.1 billion hole in their finances, with Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland accounting for more than 90% of the shortfall, the City regulator revealed.

Paterson to extol GM crops benefits

Opponents of GM methods say it contributes to intensive farming practices and pesticide use that are environmentally damaging

5:36am Thursday 20th June 2013

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is set to reopen the controversy over genetically modified crops with a speech extolling the benefits of the technology.

Memorial planned for code-breaker

A computer-generated image of the proposed tribute to Bill Tutte on Rutland Hill in Newmarket

5:36am Thursday 20th June 2013

An unsung hero of Britain's wartime Bletchley Park code-breaking operation is set to be honoured with a memorial 70 years after he helped turn the tide of the conflict.

Peer: Prosecute health regulators

Concerns about the maternity unit at Furness General Hospital in Cumbria came to light in 2008

5:36am Thursday 20th June 2013

Health regulators should face prosecution for covering up their failure to investigate a spate of baby deaths, a leading lawyer said.

Qatada deportation moves closer

Abu Qatada volunteered to leave the country as soon as the treaty between the UK and Jordan is ratified by both countries

3:05am Thursday 20th June 2013

The UK Government is expected to take its final steps towards ratifying a treaty designed to trigger the removal of radical cleric Abu Qatada from the country.




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