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UK ranks 10th among 18 European countries in a standard of living study by Glassdoor
Switzerland, Denmark and Germany bagged the top three slots.
UK economic growth slows down in the first quarter amid Brexit uncertainty
UK economy expands 0.4% in three months, in line with forecast, but down from the previous quarter.
Pension deficit at Tata Steel UK could drive away potential buyers
Deficit put at £485m
Austin Reed to appoint administrators, 1,000 jobs at risk
British retailer boasts of clients such as Christine Lagarde, Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Taylor.
UK housing: Plan allowing 51,100 new homes to be built in Birmingham gets go-ahead
The move will allow 6,000 new homes to be built on green belt land around Birmingham.
UK retail figures disappoint in March, as sales decline 1.3%
UK retail sales fall 1.3% month-on-month in March but gain ground on annual basis for the 35th consecutive month.
Britain's exports industry will reach tipping point in 10 years, Barclays report shows
Services industry expected to account for half of UK exports by 2026, according to new Barclays research.
Tata Steel appoints Standard Chartered to work with KPMG to find buyers for its British business
Tata Steel has claimed that it has already contacted 190 potential buyers.
Sainsbury's to tackle Amazon and Tesco online by hiring 150 digital employees
John Lewis and Marks & Spencer too have setup technology hubs to improve their online business.
Tata Steel crisis: Indian company set to start formal process of selling UK businesses
The sale of Tata's Scunthorpe plant to Greybull Capital is expected to close soon.
'Wake-up call for Westminster' as UK economy stutters in first quarter
Many business indicators tracked by the British Chambers of Commerce are 'at a low ebb.'
Caffe Nero offsets National Living Wage costs by ending free lunches for staff
The coffee chain will extend the new wage policy to even those employees who are below 25 years.
Sajid Javid's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills faces 4,000 job cuts
Cuts to save costs are more severe than Chancellor George Osborne's requirements.
UK traded goods deficit with EU hits record high but overall deficit narrows slightly
The UK suffered a record traded goods deficit of £8.6bn with the EU in February.
UK house prices: Halifax warns of 'softening' ahead of EU referendum on Brexit
Acute supply and demand imbalance to keep house price growth robust in the UK.
British shop prices continue to fall but pace of decline slows down in March
Prices fall 1.7% as spring competition among retailers intensifies.
Sainsbury's axing of store trainer role puts nearly 600 jobs at risk
The new national living wage of £7.20 per hour hurts retailers as it increases their costs.
EU referendum: Brexit would force US to put 'Humpty Dumpty back together again' says LSE boss Xavier Rolet
Statement comes ahead of poll to decide if Britain will 'Leave' or 'Remain' in the EU.
UK trade deficit: Lloyds Bank pledges to help 5000 SMEs in 2016 to become first-time exporters
Britain's trade deficit in goods with the European Union is at its highest levels since 1998.
Britain's current account deficit widens way beyond that forecast by economists
UK's deficit now amounts to 7% of GDP, its highest level since record began in 1955.
UK economic growth revised higher in fourth quarter of 2015
ONS second estimate of GDP shows UK economy grew 2.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2015.
UK property: Slough, Luton and other towns near London see highest increase in prices
Grays, Tilbury and Purfleet are among other towns which Londoners are considering for buying houses.
ConocoPhillips plans to close one of North Sea's biggest gas pipeline systems
Oil fields owned by Centrica and Ithaca Energy and a few fields controlled by BP and Perenco will be affected.
UK Steel Crisis: Tata to decide fate of Port Talbot and Scunthorpe plants
Tata board to meet in Mumbai to decide fate of loss-making units.
Oil crisis: North Sea could lose 45,000 jobs in 2016, Sir Ian Wood says
BP, Shell, Chevron, Talisman Sinopec and Petrofac are among the companies that have announced job cuts.
UK retail sales defied doom forecasts in February according to ONS report
UK retail sales declined 0.4% month-on-month in February despite predictions of a 1% fall.
Annual UK CPI inflation in February remains unchanged against expectations, ONS report shows
Inflation grows 0.3% year-on-year in February, slightly below expectations but in line with previous month.
EU referendum: Moody's warns Brexit would cause 'credit implications across different sectors'
Brexit would be credit negative for both the EU and for non-financial corporate issuers in the UK.
Rolls-Royce to create 350 jobs in Derby to reassure commitment to UK
Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East will make the commitment to MPs on 22 March.
Brexit could cost UK a million jobs and £100bn says PwC study
Leaving EU could cost the British economy £100bn and 950,000 jobs by 2020, analysis shows.