uk-hotdailynews: 2015-08-29 U.K. Business

Bank glitch causes wage chaos
The Times (subscription)
Hundreds of thousands of workers had an agonising wait for their wages yesterday after an IT failure at HSBC left millions of pounds unpaid on one of the busiest pay days of the year. An error in the processing system of Britain's biggest bank meant ...
HSBC Processes 99% Of Payments Hit By Glitch   Mix 96
HSBC Says 275000 Delayed Payments to Be Completed by Saturday   Bloomberg
Payments glitch at HSBC leaves thousands of Britons without wages   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The Daily Star
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China crisis wipes £115bn off value of Britain's top firms
Daily Mail
Nearly £115billion has been wiped off the value of Britain's leading companies since the start of August in the worst month for savers for more than three years. The value of pension funds and other investments such as share ISAs has tumbled as ...
FTSE 100 suffers worst monthly losses since 2012 after China chaos   The Guardian
FTSE 100 ends the week on a high note after China-driven carnage   Telegraph.co.uk
China Stocks Fall Despite Aid   Bulletin Leader
CNBC
City A.M.
International Business Times UK
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Fed's Fischer: 'haven't made decision yet'
Sky News Australia
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer says no decision has been made yet on raising interest rates at the US central bank's September 16-17 policy meeting. Fischer told CNBC television in an interview on Friday that it was "too early to tell ...
EUR/USD moves lower, following Fischer's comments on possible rate hike   Moneycontrol.com
Fed vice chairman leaves door open for September rate increase   Boston Globe
Rate hike in September will depend on global market volatility: US Fed   Daily News & Analysis
The Star Online
Dallas Morning News
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Inmarsat launches third satellite to complete fast global internet
Financial Times
Inmarsat, the UK satellite operator, launched a spacecraft on Friday that completes global internet coverage for a network it believes will offer customers faster connections at far lower costs than previously possible. The company's satellite took off ...
Russian Rocket Launches Inmarsat Satellite   Wall Street Journal
Russia launches Proton rocket with British satellite   The News International
Satellite launched to deliver faster internet   Sky News Australia
BBC News
Reuters
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UK economic growth gathers pace in second quarter
Irish Examiner
The UK's economy gathered speed in the second three months of this year, boosted by a jump in exports and business investment in the latest sign the country's recovery is broadening out. Official figures yesterday showed UK GDP rose by 0.7% in the ...

UK exports and business investment help second-quarter GDP growth   The Guardian
British GDP rises 0.7% as exports jump 3.9%   Arab News
MarketsUK GDP: exports shine - at least for now   Financial Times
Telegraph.co.uk
Khmer Times
BBC News
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Badger cull targets 800 more badgers to control spred of TB in cattle
Daily Mail
Animal rights campaigners have condemned a Government decision to extend badger culls to Dorset in a bid to control the spread of TB in cattle. Farming minister George Eustice insisted 'strong action' was needed to eradicate the disease as it was ...

Has Defra shown that badger culling stems cattle TB?   BBC News
Badger cull to be rolled out into Dorset, government announces   Telegraph.co.uk
Government extends controversial badger cull into Dorset   Channel 4 News
The Guardian
shropshirestar.com
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Without a paddle: Camerons go surfing in water polluted with diluted sewage
The Guardian
David Cameron and his wife Samantha have a coffee outside the Galleon Beach Cafe following an early morning swim in Polzeath. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images. Jessica Elgot. Friday 28 August 2015 10.04 EDT Last modified on Friday 28 August ...

Camerons caught surfing in diluted sewage   Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron and Samantha went bodyboarding in sea 'polluted with diluted sewage'   The Independent
David Cameron has been surfing in sewage on his summer holiday in Cornwall   Mirror.co.uk
Daily Mail
The Times (subscription)
Updated News
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UTV Ireland losses cause group's profits to plummet by 90pc
Irish Independent
UTV Media saw its pre-tax profit plummet as its new TV station, UTV Ireland, posted an operating loss of £7.5m (€10.2m) in the first half of 2015. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. After taxation the company ...
UTV Ireland first-half loss tops €10m   Irish Examiner
Profits at UTV Media plummet to £1m in first half of year   the Irish News
Sport on UTV Ireland   UTV Ireland
BBC News
The Guardian
Bulletin Leader
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