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Growth forecasts for UK slashed

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:52 +0000

A leading business body has slashed the UK's growth forecasts again but believes the economy will narrowly avoid another recession.

Officials prevent 'sham marriages'

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:52 +0000

Immigration officers have prevented 70 sham marriages from taking place in just one month at a busy city centre register office.

NHS output decline 'is a myth'

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:51 +0000

The decline in NHS productivity, one of the reasons cited to justify the Government's controversial health reforms, is "a myth", it has been claimed.

Job prospects to worsen, says study

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:51 +0000

Job prospects are set to worsen in the coming months as firms make workers redundant, with unemployment sliding closer to the three million mark, according to a new report.

Public sector bonuses under review

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:50 +0000

The coalition has launched a review of public sector bonuses amid anger over payouts at bodies such as Royal Bank of Scotland.