Monday newspaper round-up: Greece, Scottish referendum, UK house prices

15th Jun 2015 06:39

Greece's latest attempt to reach a deal with creditors has collapsed, as EU officials dismissed proposed reforms by Athens as incomplete, The Guardian writes. Talks were halted after less than an hour, the paper said.The SNP has threatened to call for another vote to break up the UK unless more powers are devolved to Edinburgh, reports the Financial Times.Rightmove has said that a rush to buy houses following the Conservative election victory has pushed asking prices up 3% in June to a new record high, reports The Telegraph.Jurassic World has had the best opening weekend in movie history, bringing in over $500m worldwide including $204.6m in North America alone, The Wall Street Journal reports.The International Energy Agency has predicted that renewable power will overtake coal to steal the title of the world's top source of electricity within 15 years if pledges to fight climate change are met, writes the Financial Times.The private pensions deficit in Britain of £2.1trn is now bigger than UK gross domestic product at £1.8trn, The Times said, citing figures from consultancy Hymans Robertson.Patisserie Holdings, the owner of Patisserie Valerie cafes which listed on AIM last year, is planning to open its first outlet in Northern Ireland, according to The Times.HMRC paid out a record £605,000 through 2014-2015 to informants in its attempts to crack down on tax evasion, up over 50% on the prior year, according to The Guardian.Thinktank the Resolution Foundation expects real wages to grow by their fastest rate since October 2007, The Telegraph writes. Average weekly earnings growth is predicted to rise at a year-on-year rate of 2.5-2.6% between February and April.