Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has agreed a takeover deal with Sky worth more than £11.5bn. It means Fox will buy the 61% stake in the broadcaster.
The Department of Work and Pensions says it has stopped JD Sports from using job centres to recruit workers – after an undercover investigation by this programme revealed shocking conditions at its warehouse in Rochdale. Today the company said it was launching its own investigation into working conditions.
Interview with TUC general Secretary Frances O’Grady
Council tax bills could go up by 6 per cent over the next two years in an effort to tackle the crisis in social care. For someone in an average band D property, that means a £90 increase.
Labour MP Iain Wright, the chair the business select committee, and Conservative MP Chris Philp, who is a member of the Treasury select committee.
It’s the biggest sports retailer in the UK with soaring profits to match. But an undercover report by this progamme reveals the shocking truth behind the success of JD Sports.
Exposed: the shocking treatment some low paid workers face at JD Sports’ huge warehouse.
If it’s a struggle to get Christmas presents delivered on time, it’s a struggle to buy them too – as new figures show inflation’s soared to its highest in two years.
The leader of Britain’s biggest union Unite is now facing a challenge for the top job. Gerard Coyne announced today that he’ll stand against Len McCluskey in next spring’s leadership contest.
She’s the first woman ever to attend a summit of Gulf Arab states. Pursuing her charm offensive on countries outside the EU, Theresa May told the Gulf Co-operation Council she wanted to build on the trade and investment relationship between Britain and the Gulf
They’ve been under threat for the last nine months. But today a potential deal has been unveiled to save most of Britain’s Tata steelworks.
Another revolution in the running of Britain’s railways is on the way. The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced that publicly-owned Network Rail is to share its responsibilities with private train operating companies.
Siobhan Kennedy
While Chris Grayling says he’s not in favour of “throwing everything up in the air and doing a massive reorganisation”, alarm bells start ringing when in the next breath he’s hailing a “new golden era for rail”.
We’re joined now by two members of the Treasury Select Committee, Labour MP Helen Goodman and Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The Bank of England has warned that the outlook for Britain’s financial stability “remains challenging” in the wake of the Brexit vote – and the governor, Mark Carney, has told this programme that the election of Donald Trump as US President could accelerate the slowdown in global trade.