6:53pm

New apprenticeship starters top 500,000

Data reveal similar figure to undergraduates

12:01am

Politics blamed as bar to growth

Lack of investment is ‘fundamental problem’

From WORLD 7:23pm

Lawson urges full nationalisation of RBS

Former chancellor attacks bonus culture and overrated stars

People walk down a street in London From WORLD 10:12pm

Census reveals rise of multilingualism

English not main language in 1m homes in England and Wales

From COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Britain needs a long-term prosperity plan

The UK needs to provide investors with incentives, write John Van Reenen and Richard Lambert

Jan 30, 2013

Mortgage lending conditions improve

Funding costs remain high for small businesses

From WORLD Jan 29, 2013

Employers attack pension deficit proposal

Plan to calculate smaller deficits for funding purposes ‘does not go far enough’

Jan 29, 2013

Survey identifies employment hotspots

Finding a job is easiest in Aberdeen, Cambridge and Guildford

From COMPANIES Jan 29, 2013

British retail data reveal consumer mood

William Hill sparkles as online betting surges

Jan 29, 2013

Rise in youth joblessness outstrips rivals

Government told to ‘focus on policies that work’

From WORLD Jan 29, 2013

MPs question Osborne’s budgeting sums

Chancellor relying on uncertain windfalls to fund pledges, says committee

Jan 28, 2013

Northern regions’ verdict on HS2 plan

Qualified welcome to proposed extension to Leeds and Manchester

From WORLD Jan 28, 2013

Government outlines HS2 rail route

North extension to high-speed service includes five new stations

From WORLD Jan 27, 2013

Green deal seeks to boost energy efficiency

Move to encourage people to get rid of old, expensive and wasteful devices

Jan 27, 2013

Economic policy revived on the internet

Blogger lifts GDP targeting out of obscurity

Jan 27, 2013

Osborne cools on changing inflation target

‘Flexible’ target offers sufficient leeway for bank to boost growth

From WORLD Jan 27, 2013

Strong car exports to slash trade deficit

Investment boosts UK production but fears voiced over eurozone woes

Jan 25, 2013

Economy running to stand still

Troublesome sectors drag UK GDP data down

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 25, 2013

Britain adrift

Ministers and the BoE should do more to boost growth

From MARKETS Jan 25, 2013

Sterling hit by shrinking UK economy

Euro climbs after German Ifo business confidence improves

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