News Headlines - 25 December 2014
▽BBC News - Queen's Christmas speech emphasises reconciliation
The Queen has used her Christmas Day broadcast to highlight the importance of reconciliation between people. She spoke of the impact of the Scottish independence referendum, and also paid tribute to the moment German and British soldiers put down their weapons and met on Christmas Day 1914.
▽Boxing Day sales: shops offer biggest price cuts since 2008 | The Guardian
Retail experts are predicting the biggest Boxing Day discounts since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, after the mild autumn weather left fashion chains with piles of unsold winter clothing to clear after Christmas.
STAFF employed at the firm's four Scottish depots in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Motherwell face a nervous wait to discover if they will start 2015 on the dole.
▽Citigroup to sell Japan retail banking business
Citigroup announced it reached an agreement to sell its retail banking business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., one of the county's three mega-banks.
▽NYC moviegoers flock to see ‘The Interview’ | New York Post
New York moviegoers said screw you to North Korea, as they turned out to see the formerly nixed Sony film “The Interview” at three independent theaters in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
