Confidence in the UK's financial sector was dealt a blow today after an agency slashed the credit ratings of some of Britain's biggest financial institutions to reflect reduced Government support.
An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced today by the Government.
The UK economy grew at a slower rate between April and June than previously thought, official figures reveal today, as the country's recovery nearly ground to a halt.
Almost 900,000 workers, mainly women, will get a pay rise when the minimum wage breaks through the £6-an-hour barrier for the first time this weekend, union leaders said today.
Plans to get tough with the big six energy suppliers have been unveiled by Energy Minister Chris Huhne at this afternoon's Liberal Democrat conference.
The rate of inflation continued to climb last month, official figures revealed today, as utility bill hikes hit a two-year high and clothing costs saw their biggest increase on record.
Many benefits are to be paid less frequently, it was announced today, in a move ministers say will better prepare jobless claimants for the world of work.
The Government is to bring forward an increase in the state pension age to 67 under plans to prolong the working life of millions of people under 50, according to the pensions minister.
