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According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people unemployed in the UK has risen for the first time in two years.

British Gas has announced it will cut gas prices by 5 per cent from the end of August for its residential customers in a move set to prompt other energy suppliers to follow suit.

Fewer than one in five financial advisers would invest, or already have invested, their own money into peer-to-peer lending schemes, research from Yorkshire Building Society shows.

The UK housing market appears to be “waking up” after a quiet period in spring, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said.

David Cameron has ruled out British taxpayers providing any funding for a Greek bailout, despite speculation the UK could be asked to contribute as much as £1bn towards the bill.

Customer satisfaction in the UK has flat-lined, over the past 6 months, but some sectors that regularly attract scrutiny – including Banking, Transport and Utilities – have shown signs of improvement.

As the health market continues to grow, a new training programme is helping small businesses compete with the big names in the generation and adoption of innovations that will improve patient experience and the care they receive.

George Osborne was fighting off moves last night to make Britain pay £850 million towards the bill for the latest bailout of Greece.

For all the talk of a ‘glass ceiling’ in UK boardrooms, new research and analysis of official Government data reveals that entrepreneurial women are in fact striving and thriving in online retail.

Rising investment from venture capitalists contributed to a surge in the number of deals worth £10 million or less in the first half of 2015.

Research reveals one in eight micro-business owners in the UK has had to wait a year or more to get paid by one of their clients.

The demand for higher-level skills in British industry is set to grow in the years ahead, with sectors central to future growth, including manufacturing and construction, particularly hard-pressed according to this year’s CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey published today

More than half of UK SMEs plan to take on new employees in the next 12 months – and even more expect their turnover to grow – according to a new survey out today.