The recent increase in the number of mortgages lent is the most tangible sign of housing market recovery, it has been suggested.

The level of unemployment in Britain will top three million next year, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned.

Leicester is to be the next stop on the road for the Starting Over Show, a divorce fair aimed at helping people deal with and move on from a marriage break-up or the end of a civil partnership.

The number of employment disputes reaching tribunals will fall under a new resolution system, the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has said.

The way housing benefits are paid is leading to more property investors suffering repossession as they are less likely to receive rental payments, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has argued.

There are some signs of the start of a possible recovery in the property market, the centre for economics and business research (CEBR) has said.

Britain has refused to fall into line with other EU countries by adopting the regulation to compel employers to limit working time to a 48-hour week.

A planned strike over redundancies at the BBC scheduled for today has been called off.

House prices in the UK have risen, according to a new survey.

A City of London fund manager who tried to get his divorce settlement retrospectively reduced has failed in his bid.