A bank employee who broke an ankle falling off a step has won a personal injury claim after her employer accepted it had failed to meet its health and safety obligations in the workplace.

An announcement by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling of £80 million extra funding towards the HomeBuy Direct scheme has been welcomed.

Plans announced by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling in the Budget to carry out a review of insolvency laws have been criticised as insufficient.

Official figures have confirmed a rise in the number of people out of work.

Housing transactions increased in March, new figures from HM Revenue & Customs have indicated.

A test case has begun that could have major implications for Britain's pre-nuptial laws.

Ealing has bucked the trend for property prices in the UK more than anywhere else, research has shown.

Those keen to invest in property would be well advised to do so soon, it has been suggested.

Experts have predicted that the rate of unemployment in the UK will show another rise when government figures are released later today.

The threat the recession poses of making businesses insolvent is greater than previously expected, it has been stated.