It comes as business boss Tony Danker warns the UK cannot "afford a summer of government inactivity".

Boss Dame Sharon White says the government must think about how to get older people back into work.

The UK's biggest container port faces an eight-day walkout after staff rejected a pay offer.

Drastically reduced rail services between Manchester and London are "unacceptable", say city mayors.

Prices in supermarkets could increase by 20-25% later this year, one leading exporter tells the BBC.

China’s massive economy is being threatened by a crisis in the real estate market. As developers spiral into debt, some people have decided to move into unfinished apartments.

Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.

Consultancy Cornwall Insight now forecasts a typical household will pay £4,266 a year for energy.