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Premier League kicks on to record revenues of £3.6bn

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

Buoyant Uefa TV income helped Premier League clubs’ revenues rise 9% to a record £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to analysis from Deloitte.It says broadcast earnings of £1.9bn accounted for more than half of the top flight clubs’ total revenues.A

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Households due £285 rebate on fuel bills, says Citizens Advice

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

Every household in the UK should get a one-off rebate of £285 on its fuel bills as a result of excess industry profits, Citizens Advice has said.Over eight years, it claimed firms that transport gas and electricity – so-called energy networks – have made

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Thomas Cook wins fake holiday sickness case

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court.It comes after a family tried to win up to £10,000 in damages for food poisoning on a trip to the Canary Islands.A judge

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Equiniti plots rights issue to fund takeover

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

The outsourcer which handles share registration services for half of the FTSE-100 is plotting a £100m rights issue to fund a takeover that will ‎herald its maiden push into the lucrative US market. Sky News has learnt that Equiniti‎ Group has agreed a deal with the

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JP Morgan: EU can 'dictate' Brexit job exodus

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JP Morgan, says the scale of the bank’s operations in London can effectively be decided by the EU after Brexit. He was speaking at an event in Paris as a growing number of institutions in the financial services industry

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TripAdvisor teams up with Deliveroo

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

Restaurant delivery service Deliveroo is to be incorporated into TripAdvisor listings in cities across 12 countries, thanks to a partnership between the two firms.Customers will be able to access Deliveroo by clicking “order online” within TripAdvisor. The

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900 jobs lost as fashion retail chain folds

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

The fashion retail chain Store Twenty One is closing down after failing to find new financial backers. Liquidators from corporate recovery firm Quantuma have been appointed to oversee the closure of its 122 stores, which ceased trading last Friday, and the loss of 900

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Store Twenty One collapse costs 900 jobs

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

West Midlands fashion chain Store Twenty One has collapsed into liquidation with the loss of 900 jobs.The company will close its remaining 122 shops after last year shutting down 200 of its outlets.Corporate recovery firm Quantuma has been appointed to oversee the

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Doubts over GP as Silverstone triggers break clause

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

The future of the British Grand Prix has been thrown into doubt after Silverstone’s owners triggered a break clause in their contract with the sport’s bosses. The British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC), which owns the Northamptonshire track, says it has lost

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Apple-backed tech fund lures Goldman partner

ByNathan BissittJuly 11, 2017

A top Goldman Sachs banker is leaving to join the world’s biggest technology investment fund in a sign of the increasing allure of giant private capital pools to Wall Street’s leading dealmakers. Sky News has learnt that Michael Ronen, the co-chief