South Africa: Shooting At Anglo American Mine

Security staff have been attacked with machetes and nine miners shot with rubber bullets, in the latest wave of violence to hit a South African mine. Police confirmed a shooting at the Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) facility in Rustenburg. Anglo...

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FTSE 100 Firms' Legal Liabilities Shoot Up

The amount of money Britain's companies have set aside to cover regulatory and legal costs has shot up, according to legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell. It said the legal liabilities reported by the FTSE 100 companies jumped by 22% last year to £22.1bn...

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Horsemeat: Minister To Meet Supermarket Bosses

The Environment Secretary is meeting supermarkets and food retail bodies to press for details on how they will restore the confidence of shoppers. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are among those confirmed to be attending the meeting with Owen...

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Reader's Digest Files For Bankruptcy Over Debt

The publisher of Reader's Digest has filed for bankruptcy as it seeks to cut its debt burden of $465m (£300m). RDA Holding Company, which owns the 91-year-old magazine, launched the action in a New York court on Sunday. It is the second time in nearly...

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Heathrow Profits Soar Amid Fee Hike

Heathrow Ltd, the airport operator formerly known as BAA, has posted an 11.6% rise in full year profits amid a rise in airline charges. Earnings hit £1.26bn from revenue of £2.46bn during 2012 following an average 12.5% increase in airport tariffs since...

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India Visit: Cameron Reveals UK Trade Plan

David Cameron has told an audience in Mumbai he will make it easier for businessmen and students to come to Britain - but in return he wants India to tear down barriers to investment from the UK. He also launched another broadside against aggressive...

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Half Of Train Firms Lagging In Passenger Poll

More than half of train companies have a customer satisfaction score of 50% or lower, according to a Which? survey. Overall, only 22% of train travellers feel their service is improving despite above-inflation fare rises in January. Bottom in the 19-company...

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Tax: HMRC Sends Out 850,000 Penalty Notices

By Pete Norman, Sky News Online Tax officials are sending nearly one million penalties to taxpayers who failed to file self-assessment returns by the end of January, Sky News has learned. By February 20, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will have...

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British Worker Kidnapped In Nigeria

Armed men in northern Nigeria have kidnapped a group of foreign workers including one Briton, Sky sources have confirmed. A picture purportedly showing the hostages kneeling on the ground in front of several masked men holding rifles was released to...

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Amazon Fires 'Neo-Nazi' Guards In Germany

Online retail giant Amazon has fired a security firm amid reports that foreign workers hired in Germany had been harassed and intimidated by guards with alleged neo-Nazi links. An Amazon spokeswoman in Germany said on Monday the company had ended its...

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