3:14pm

Number of young ‘Neets’ falls

Most marked decline was among 16 to 18-year-olds

11:30am

UK ‘bringing immigration under control’

Tories boosted by sharp fall in number of international students

9:23am

Town halls defy Pickles over council tax

More than four out of 10 local authorities raise tax

10:39pm

Tories face ‘crisis’ if poor result in Eastleigh

Serious ramifications if Ukip overtake Conservatives

10:22pm

Osborne faces Tory calls to help families

Chancellor urged to use Budget to ease cost-of-living pressures

6:56pm

Demand prompts call for more online courses

Students from emerging economies behind pressure on higher education

From UK BUSINESS 12:59pm

UK internet use doubles in six years

More than two-thirds of adults go online every day

From EUROPE 11:06am

EU agrees to cap bankers’ bonuses

Payouts to be limited to twice their salary

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 9:08pm

ONS in minority on body in Treasury data dispute

Committee dominated by government officials

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:40pm

Economy fails to ‘rebalance’

Exports and business investment fell in final quarter of 2012

From COMPANIES 7:17pm

Concerns raised over carbon energy target

Warning that investors will avoid UK unless a reduction target is set

Robert Shrimsley from COMMENT 7:06pm

By Gove, now that’s what I call history

The fact that the English are champion invaders appears to drive their new history curriculum

Editorial from COMMENT 6:48pm

Negative thinking

Central banks should not dismiss subzero interest rates

Feb 27, 2013

Coroner weighs secret Litvinenko papers

Full inquiry pledged into former KGB agent’s death

Feb 26, 2013

Warning of new defence cuts risk

Fear MoD may need to save £11bn in decade from 2015

From MARKETS Feb 26, 2013

UK borrowing costs fall despite rating cuts

Long-term rate at lowest level this year

Feb 26, 2013

BBC hires Channel 4 chief

Bulford recruited as chief operating officer and head of finance

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 26, 2013

Few support BoE option of negative rates

Tucker discusses policy idea with MPs

Feb 26, 2013

Lib Dem peer ‘received no complaints’

Lord Rennard rebuts sexual harassment claims

Feb 26, 2013

NHS begins using performance-linked pay

Link made between wage rises and patient care

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