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UK ‘most likely to go bust’

10.11.09
Britain’s “safe as houses” credit rating was under threat again today after a grave warning that the UK is the major economy most at risk of going bust ... more

Dismal figures batter sterling

06.10.09
Sterling was hammered by a slump in factory output which cast fresh doubt over the economy’s health ... more

Lack of bank lending hits cash-starved companies

18.09.09
Banks were today under renewed pressure to increase lending after figures showed they are still starving cash-strapped firms and households of vital funds.... more

The Firm is never as menacing as it ought to be

18.09.09
Director Nick Love returns to the testosterone-fuelled world of football violence but gives himself too much to live up to by remaking a classic... more

National borrowing hits £1,000 for every person

18.09.09
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High Street recovery doubts

17.09.09
The strength of the High Street recovery was called into question with new official figures showing sales in August were up just 0.2% overall... more

Nick Love on The Firm and London’s mean streets

17.09.09
He’s been accused of glorifying violence in his films, but as his latest is released, director Nick Love takes a tour of the gritty London streets where he grew up and insists his work only reflects reality... more

Rise in output lifts hopes the slump is drawing to a close

28.08.09
Hopes the recession is coming to an end were fuelled after figures showed the economy did not shrink by as much as feared earlier this year ... more

City 'experts' are left looking foolish by huge dive

24.07.09
City economists scrambling to rewrite forecasts for the year after a shocking decline in second-quarter output that none of them managed to predict... more

Pound tumbles on economy shock and credit worries

24.04.09
Sterling fell after a shocking slump in the economy fuelled fears over the UK's credit rating... more

Jobs crisis has spread well beyond City, recruiter says

07.04.09
Carnage in the jobs market is spreading from the City to the wider economy as recession bites, recruitment firm Michael Page said... more

Shoppers hit by inflation shock

24.03.09
Soaring prices and a weak pound have brought the shock return of inflation... more

UK trade gap widens as recession woes grow

11.03.09
Britain's trade deficit with the rest of the world widened more than expected in January in the latest sign the recession is worsening... more

Revealed: record 225,000 lost jobs in last autumn's crash

21.01.09
A record wave of redundancies swept through the economy during the autumn, official figures revealed... more

Shares leap on hope of world boost from US

08.12.08
Economy: Shares have surged amid hopes of a big US economic stimulus package that would help the global economy... more

Jobless figures now set to top 3m

15.10.08
Economy: Unemployment has jumped at its fastest rate for 17 years and looks set to top three million... more

Retailers call for tax cuts in a bid to ease the sales pain

21.08.08
Struggling retailers have demanded tax cuts in a desperate plea to the Government in the face of the looming recession... more

West Ham hooligan who came good

31.07.08
The point of Cass is a simple one. It's that you can redeem yourself, with the caveat that you have to be fairly tough-minded to do so.... more

BNP Paribas sounds UK recession alarm

17.06.08
Investment bank warned of "significant risk" that economy will go into reverse and said inflation will top 4% this autumn... more

Doom talk could tip us into recession, warns Brown aide

12.06.08
One of Gordon Brown's most trusted economic confidantes is to warn of the dangers of "doom and gloom" tipping the economy into recession... more

Pound slides as bets go on a new interest rate cut

07.05.08
The pound tumbled against the dollar and the euro as traders gambled on another interest rates cut... more

No quick fix on home loans, warns Darling

21.04.08
Homeowners are warned not to expect any swift cut in mortgage rates despite a £50billion rescue package for Britain's credit-starved banks.... more

The actress taking on the mother of all roles

17.08.07
Lesley Manville is taking on the lead role in a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother - alongside transsexual prostitutes, lesbian divas and a pregnant nun.... more

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