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BUSINESS airline BMI Regional is looking to capitalise on the demise of rivals Monarch, Air Berlin and Alitalia by launching new routes, chief commercial officer Jochen Schnadt says. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ROYAL Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan once remarked that he knew what he was in for when he took on the “toughest banking job in world”, but surely he could not have foreseen just how tough it would be. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is plummeting against the US dollar again this morning as markets remain cautious ahead of the Bank of England’s policy meeting next week. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GLOOM continues to weigh on the pound today, following yesterday’s poor retail sales data. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

DEBENHAMS is to open gyms and beauty bars in its stores to boost sales after a sharp drop in annual profits. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ROYAL Bank of Scotland shares hit a 21-month high yesterday as it remained in the black for a third straight quarter for only the second time since the financial crisis. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The cost of childcare is consuming half of UK workers’ salaries while it is ‘impossible’ for single and low paid parents to pay for childcare AND a mortgage. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SPAIN is facing its worst financial crisis in decades as its stocks sell off sharply following today’s Catalonia independence parliamentary vote. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

MICROSOFT’s revenue rise to more than $ 24.5 billion in the last quarter, an increase of 12 per cent on the same period last year, the technology giant said. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BT is to slash charges for up to a million landline-only customers after the communications regulator claimed the service was poor value for money. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed