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FT journalists may strike over gender pay gap

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

Financial Times’ journalists could strike over the gender pay gap at the newspaper amid fury that female journalists are being paid 13% less than male colleagues. Sky News has learnt the FT’s union has called a meeting on Wednesday after concluding senior

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LoveHomeSwap sold to Wyndham in £40m deal

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

LoveHomeSwap, one of the UK’s best-known sharing economy start-ups, is close to being sold to the American hotels giant Wyndham in a £40m deal. Sky News has learnt that Debbie Wosskow, LoveHomeSwap’s founder and chief executive, has‎ struck an agreement

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First chlorinated chicken – now there's worry over whisky

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

First it was chlorinated chickens – now there are fears of an influx of sub-standard whisky if the UK strikes a trade deal with the US after Brexit. Politicians in Scotland are so worried they have written to the UK Government calling for a legal definition of

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BT offers broadband for 99% of UK

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

BT has offered to provide the infrastructure for 99% of premises in the UK to get broadband speeds of at least 10 megabits per second by 2020.It means government-imposed rules to allow those living in remote areas to demand broadband would be unnecessary.The universal

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How the Royal Mail made its stamp on society

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

[unable to retrieve full-text content]An underground railway is far from the most unusual method the royal mail has used to deliver the post in years gone by. Source: BBC News

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Time to run the world?

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

Fairer pay for women must be backed up by stronger policies at work, according to Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg.But the firm’s chief operating officer, in an interview for BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, said the first step is to “start paying

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The 22-year-old making lucrative 'food porn'

ByNathan BissittJuly 30, 2017

Justin Schuble is only 22, but he has been called “one of the most powerful new players” in the Washington DC food scene.Schuble shares how his Instagram account evolved into a full-time career, with restaurants begging him to showcase their

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Minister calls for Scotch whisky to be defined in law

ByNathan BissittJuly 29, 2017

The Scottish government has called for Scotch to be defined in UK law in order to protect whisky exports after Brexit.Scotland’s Economy Secretary Keith Brown has written to UK ministers calling for protection of the Scotch whisky industry.The industry is worth

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University finances face £17.5bn pensions squeeze

ByNathan BissittJuly 29, 2017

Universities face a new blow to their finances after the main pension fund deficit soared to £17.5bn.The Universities Superannuation Scheme now has the largest pensions deficit of any UK pension fund after it increased by £9bn last year.One expert said student fees

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The Week and Viz owner plants idea of asset sales

ByNathan BissittJuly 29, 2017

The Week and other well-known British magazine titles could change hands as part of a review ‎of the publishing empire built by Felix Dennis, the late media tycoon and poet. Sky News has learnt that the trustees of The Heart of England Forest Charity and the executors