Is Tony Hayward the next trick for Michael Sheen?

Tony Hayward… his resignation paves the way for an unsympathetic Hollywood biopic. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Actor Michael Sheen looks a bit like a lot of people and sooner or later usually ends up playing them. It has already happened with Tony Blair, the young Brian Clough and David... 

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Former Vestas staff open wind turbine manufacturer on Isle of Wight

Former Vestas staff are opening a new blade manufacturer on the Isle of Wight. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Nearly one year after Danish wind giant Vestas closed the UK’s only major turbine plant, a new British blade manufacturer is opening just metres from the old factory. Sureblades,... 

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Santander poised for next phase of UK expansion

Santander’s name has replaced Abbey National in the UK, but it is still regarded as a newcomer. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Santander will continue its UK expansion by taking over 318 Royal Bank of Scotland branches as early as next week. Today the Spanish bank reported a 10%... 

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Ofcom: ISPs are pulling a fast one

Ofcom chief Ed Richards said that there is a very big difference between the advertised speeds and the actual speeds delivered by ISPs. Photograph: Gamma Ray Studio Inc/Getty Images Millions of broadband users are being sold short by providers that are delivering speeds far below those advertised,... 

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Goldtrail victims face long refund wait

Iemeler beach, close to Marmaris in Turkey, where some Britons were holidaying when their travel company, Goldtrail, went into administration on Friday. Customers face up to three months for refunds. Photograph: Alamy Holidaymakers who booked with failed tour operator Goldtrail will have to... 

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how to sell a stock investing stocks smartmoney

how to sell a stock investing stocks smartmoney. It's far easier to sell winners than losers. But it's wiser to sell the losers....

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VAT on newspapers? Unthinkable. Except in the following countries…

VAT is charged on newspapers in France and much of the EU. Photograph: Frédérique Jouval/Corbis David Smith, the excellent economics commentator of the Sunday Times, is on dangerous ground as he praises an OECD report on a Britain full of “good ideas”, including “the widening... 

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