Tanker drivers delivering fuel for Shell, whose four-day strike disrupted UK fuel supplies, have formally accepted a 14% pay rise over two years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7467314.stm
Monday, 23 June 2008
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
General - Honda makes first hydrogen cars
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7456141.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7456141.stm
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
General - MG Sports Cars Plan Gets Into Top Gear
MG Sports cars will be made in the UK again from August, the firm's Chinese owners have confirmed.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1319286,00.html
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1319286,00.html
General - 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate
Management speak - don't you just hate it? Emphatically yes, judging by readers' responses to writer Lucy Kellaway's campaign against office jargon. Here, we list 50 of the best worst examples.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7457287.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7457287.stm
General - Pet cover makes vets 'fat cats'
Barristers and chief executives are likely to come to mind when considering the UK's fat cats - but it turns out it's vets that are getting the cream.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7456726.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7456726.stm
People, external influences - House builders announce job cuts
An economics expert said more house builders may have to announce job cuts in the future.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7438924.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7438924.stm
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