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Nearly half of women transport workers have been sexually harassed at work, according to a new survey. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union questioned 1,400 female workers across rail, bus, metro and passenger ferry operations. It found four in 10 have been victims of such distressing behaviour in the last year, with incidents including

The founder of Revolution Beauty, the London-listed cosmetics group, is in negotiations to repay nearly £3m to settle allegations that he breached his fiduciary duties to the company. Sky News has learnt that Adam Minto, who stepped down as chief executive just over a year ago, is in advanced talks to hand over the multimillion

The Ladbrokes and Coral owner has agreed a deal with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pay £585m after a bribery investigation. Entain is paying the sum following a Bribery Act investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) into its former Turkish business. Under investigation were activities of suppliers and former employees of the Entain

HSBC customers have been left without online and mobile banking services on Black Friday. Shortly before nine o’clock on Friday the bank said it is investigating the issue “as a matter of urgency” and apologised to customers. It’s working to restore mobile and online banking service, HSBC said, including authorising online card purchases via the

Nissan has announced plans to build new electric versions of its popular Juke and Qashqai models at its Sunderland plant. All models made at the site will be entirely electric cars and a battery making plant, a so-called gigafactory, will also be built as part of an overall £3bn investment in the transition away from

In Birmingham’s famous Balti triangle, skilled chefs from Pakistan prepare curry at Al Faisals restaurant. The manager, Qasim Khan, says without foreign workers he’d struggle to staff the restaurant as British workers don’t apply when they advertise work. “It is very, very difficult to get people to work in the hospitality sector,” he says. “We’re

The energy price cap is to rise to an average annual £1,928 from January, the sector’s regulator has announced. Ofgem said a typical household paying by direct debit for gas and electricity faces forking out 5% more when compared to the annual cap figure covering September to December, which equates to £94 more over the

Nissan is to commit to manufacturing electric versions of two of its bestselling models at its Sunderland plant after months of talks with the government. Sky News can reveal that the giant Japanese car manufacturer will announce on Friday that it will build the electric Qashqai and Juke at the site – a decision that

Jeremy Hunt will claim the economy is “back on track” in an autumn statement that is expected to prioritise tax cuts and economic growth. The chancellor is expected to say the government’s plan for the economy is “working” but “the work is not done” as he unveils measures to boost business investment by £20bn a

The national living wage will rise to £11.44 per hour from April. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he is accepting the recommendation from the Low Pay Commission – an increase of £1.02 from the current rate of £10.42. The national living wage is the minimum people aged 21 and over must be paid for their

The annual shopping event that many retailers, and us bargain-hunters, look forward to is almost upon us but a consumer group has warned that deals should be “taken with a pinch of salt”. According to research by the consumer group Which?, just 2% of discounted Black Friday offers were at their cheapest price on the

More than 500 employees of revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI have said they will leave if the ousted CEO Sam Altman is not reinstated and the board does not resign. A letter from 505 of the approximately 700 OpenAI employees threatened to quit and jump ship to Microsoft, having received assurances that there are

Taxes on personal income are set to go down in Wednesday’s autumn statement and reduce again in the spring budget, as the chancellor focuses on low and middle income working families. The Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast, by Sky News and Politico, reveals the overwhelming focus of the autumn statement will be on helping

Strong winds and staff shortages have led to temporary flight restrictions at the UK’s busiest airport causing passenger delays. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said it was working to minimise disruption at Heathrow caused by weather conditions and short notice absences in the tower. Passengers have been encouraged to check with their airline for information

There will be a lot of positive talk from the chancellor when he delivers his autumn statement on Wednesday, but this will be a fiscal event full of illusory gains. The government is on track to borrow less than previously forecast, which will give rise to a fantasy that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has more space

A court hearing to liquidate a Barclay family holding companies in order to smooth a sale of The Daily Telegraph is poised to be adjourned after a last-gasp offer to repay more than £1bn to Lloyds Banking Group. Sky News understands that a hearing scheduled to take place in the British Virgin Islands on Monday

Jeremy Hunt has said there is the chance to lower taxes in the autumn statement next week, arguing the economy had “turned a corner”. Ahead of Wednesday’s financial announcement, the chancellor said that as inflation had halved over the year, “this is the moment” to focus on growth. But he argued that there is a

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family are on the brink of finalising a $33-a-share deal that will see the petrochemicals tycoon acquiring a 25% stake in Manchester United Football Club. Sky News can reveal that months of talks between the Ineos billionaire and the Red Devils’ controlling investors for the last 18 years have

Retail sales took an unexpected fall last month, according to official figures suggesting a slump to COVID lockdown levels with only online operators seeing growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.3% decline overall in October 2023, following a fall of 1.1% in September. A rise in volumes of 0.3% had been expected

The government has announced plans to remove benefits and step up monitoring of welfare recipients in an effort to bring more people into work. Job seekers will have benefits such as free prescriptions and legal aid removed if they’re judged not to be looking for work under the chancellor’s Back to Work Plan which aims