News Headlines - 13 November 2014
▽BSkyB to be rebranded as Sky after takeover of European sister companies | theguardian.com
BSkyB is to scrap the word “British” from its branding after almost 25 years as the company completes an ambitious transformation into a pan-European pay TV giant following the ￡6.88bn buyout of its sister companies in Germany and Italy.
▽Scottish unemployment figures drop dramatically - The Scotsman
THE NUMBER of Scots out of work has fallen dramatically by 10,000, official figures have shown.
Wage levels have also overtaken cost-of-living hikes for the first time in five years, in a further boost for hard-up Scots.
Across the UK, unemployment fell by 115,000 to 1.96 million – the 18th consecutive quarterly fall.
Operator First Great Western tweeted the image and wrote: "New IEP train unveiled in Japan today. We're looking forward to seeing them on our network from 2017."
It also confirmed services will run at 125mph from London Paddington to Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Oxford and Worcester.
▽Panorama alleges that ‘fake sheikh’ tricked people into criminal acts | The Guardian
The Sun on Sunday reporter Mazher Mahmood tricked people into criminal acts in order to write about them, according to an explosive Panorama investigation that was finally aired on Wednesday night after twice being delayed for legal reasons.
▽BBC Sport - World Cup inquiry clears Qatar but criticises English FA
The English Football Association has been accused of flouting bidding rules in its attempt to stage the 2018 World Cup - but 2022 hosts Qatar have been cleared of corruption allegations.
