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Government approves 1,600 MW of new gas, biomass plants

Government approves 1,600 MW of new gas, biomass plants

LONDON (Reuters) - The energy ministry said on Monday it had approved a 1,500 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in North Doncaster, as well as Scottish utility SSE’s 108-MW biomass and waste power plant at Ferrybridge.[Read more...]

Blavatnik withdraws from auction of EMI assets - report

Blavatnik withdraws from auction of EMI assets - report

LONDON (Reuters) - The frontrunner in the sale of music group EMI’s assets, Len Blavatnik’s Warner Music Group, has walked away from their auction, the Financial Times reported on Monday.[Read more...]

UK faces "economic suicide" if on EU margins - Clegg

UK faces "economic suicide" if on EU margins - Clegg

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces “economic suicide” if it retreats to the sidelines of European Union policymaking, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said Sunday.[Read more...]

Homeserve halts telesales amid selling probe

Homeserve halts telesales amid selling probe

LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency repair and insurance group HomeServe has suspended all telephone sales after it launched a review into whether some of its staff could have been mis-selling products.[Read more...]

Arsenal hit five, City and United win

Arsenal hit five, City and United win

LONDON (Reuters) - Skipper Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-3 in a remarkable Premier League match at Stamford Bridge while Manchester City stayed top of the table with a 3-1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.[Read more...]

James Murdoch recalled to parliament over hacking

James Murdoch recalled to parliament over hacking

LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch, heir apparent to his father’s News Corp media empire, will return on November 10 to give evidence before parliament over what he knew about phone hacking, the committee investigating the scandal said on Monday.[Read more...]

Finances squeezed in October, outlook bleak - survey

Finances squeezed in October, outlook bleak - survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Families’ household finances were marginally worse in October than in the previous month and their expectations for the year ahead slumped to a six-month low, with public sector workers among the most downbeat, a survey showed Monday.[Read more...]

Finances squeezed in Oct, outlook bleak - survey

Finances squeezed in Oct, outlook bleak - survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Families’ household finances were marginally worse in October than in the previous month and their expectations for the year ahead slumped to a six-month low, with public sector workers among the most downbeat, a survey showed Monday.[Read more...]

Consumer morale falls for fourth month in September

Consumer morale falls for fourth month in September

LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer confidence fell for a fourth consecutive month in September on a broad-based drop in morale and was near to February’s record low, a monthly survey by mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Friday.[Read more...]

Sports Direct posts lift in sales

Sports Direct posts lift in sales

LONDON (Reuters) - Sports Direct, Britain’s biggest sporting goods retailer, said revenues rose in recent weeks and added it is banking on events such as next year’s London Olympics to keep sales rolling in 2012.[Read more...]

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