Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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A million homes can't get decent broadband

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

More than a million homes and businesses in the UK cannot get decent broadband, the communications regulator has reported. Although coverage is improving, Ofcom found that 1.1 million – roughly 4% of properties in the UK – were stuck with speeds below 10

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Virgin Trains staff hold 24-hour strike

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

Virgin rail workers are taking part in a 24-hour strike, in the first of a number of walkouts across the UK. Rail, Maritime and Transport union and Transport Salaried Staffs Association members on Virgin Trains West Coast are striking over pay and staffing. Virgin

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Persimmon chairman quits over bonus backlash

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

It’s pretty rare to see a company chairman resign when something goes wrong in a business. Invariably, it is the chief executive, the chief financial officer or the chief operating officer that carries the can. Today, though, Persimmon has announced its

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Brexit deal by 2019 'dramatically difficult'

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

Agreeing a Brexit deal by the March 2019 deadline will be “dramatically difficult”, the European Union has warned. The stark warning came from EU Council President Donald Tusk, who was speaking after European leaders agreed to move Britain’s exit

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Sky and BT agree cross supply of TV channels

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

TV customers of Sky – the owner of Sky News – and BT will soon be able to buy the content of both firms through their provider as part of a so-called cross supply deal that has been years in the making. Under the terms of the agreement, BT will market and

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Unions target Branson as rail strike begins

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

The country’s largest transport unions have taken aim at Sir Richard Branson’s wealth while staging the first in a series of planned Virgin Trains West Coast strikes. Members of the RMT and TSSA unions are walking out for 24-hours in a dispute over pay and

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EU leaders urged to agree to 'swift Brexit transition'

ByNathan BissittDecember 15, 2017

The PM was applauded by EU27 leaders at the EU summit dinner after German Chancellor Angela Merkel thanked her for her commitment in Brexit talks, say Sky sources at the dinner. The applause arose partly because Theresa May will not be at the summit today when the

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US regulator votes to repeal net neutrality laws

ByNathan BissittDecember 14, 2017

The US communications regulator has controversially voted to abolish net neutrality rules that guarantee equal access to the internet. The decision had been widely expected despite a campaign led by tech giants to keep regulations in place. Members of the Federal

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Buxton on brink of £550m Old Mutual funds deal

ByNathan BissittDecember 14, 2017

One of the City’s most prominent investors is close to clinching a £550m buyout of his business with the backing of a former owner of Jupiter‎ Asset Management. Sky News has learnt that Richard Buxton, the chief executive of Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI),

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Murdoch: 'Returning to our roots' in Disney deal

ByNathan BissittDecember 14, 2017

Rupert Murdoch has told Sky News the decision to sell the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox to Disney will see Fox “returning to our roots” of news and sport. The executive co-chairman of Fox spoke at length about the $52.4bn deal – seen as