Caroline Pidgeon: We can only fix the housing crisis by tackling the UK builder shortage
From bricklaying and plumbing, to crane driving and surveying, we need a new UK Construction Academy.
England's housing crisis: Housebuilding stifled by land and skills shortages
Housebuilder survey by McBains Cooper shows rising output at risk from construction sector shortages.
Labour's John Healey: Tories will pass their 'extreme' housing bill but not without a fight
Labour's shadow housing minister says peers working to 'knock sharpest edges off' controversial housing bill.
UK housing crisis: Councils should build more homes and sell them on 'in perpetuity'
Civitas report calls for councils to top up housebuilding by private developers to solve housing crisis.
UK housebuilder share prices slump as a Brexit looms over property sectors
Seven of the 10 largest housebuilders in the country have seen their share prices drop since 2016 began.
BBC begins delivery of one million Micro:bit computers to UK schoolchildren
BBC Micro:bit aimed to help 11 and 12-year-olds learn how to write computer code.
EU referendum: David Cameron vows to stay on as PM if UK votes for Brexit
Conservative leader gave simple 'No' reply when asked if he would resign at PMQs.
International Women's Day 2016: How to Pledge for Parity in the workplace
There is clearly an economic case for encouraging more women to start and grow their own enterprises.
House-building in England hits seven-year high, but Shelter brands figures 'not good enough'
Government data shows increase in housing starts and completions, but they're still not enough to match demand.
UK employers to hire more permanent staff in next three months, REC survey finds
According to new research, 82% of employers plan to hire more permanent staff between now and May.
HMIC report: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe's force 'lacks detectives and basic equipment'
Met Police said changes were already in place to tackle issues raised by report.
UK house prices: Headline growth slows but north east property stuck below pre-crisis peak
ONS house price index for December 2015 shows 6.7% average growth, down from 7.7%.
71% of British businesses say UK government will not achieve full employment in 5 years
The UK will fail to reach full employment as hiring is becoming harder, say businesses.
Apple employees in Ireland offered €20,000 in bribes to pass login IDs to hackers
Employees at Ireland facility have been sent emails offering money in exchange for usernames and passwords.
UK house prices: Average home will cost £1m by 2032 claim Liberal Democrats
Tim Farron is right to highlight the housing crisis but wrong to use such ridiculous claims about prices.
London mayoral election 2016: Builders attack Sadiq Khan's 'unrealistic' affordable housing target
Spiralling London house prices and rents front and centre of 2016 mayoral election.
UK construction sector grows at slowest pace since April as confidence hits 13-month low
Markit PMI grows at slowest pace in nine months in January.
UK housing: London renters facing financial squeeze as rents run far ahead of pay
ONS data shows rents rising much quicker than full-time pay on average in rest of England and Wales.
House prices: Land Registry shows dip in property sales but robust price growth
Average house price in England and Wales hits £188,270, says Land Registry.
Housing bill means 'slow death' of social homes as Right to Buy extended
Local Government Association warns thousands of council houses will be lost to private sector.
UK housing: Home completions leap but construction skills shortage puts brakes on building
NHBC says 17% increasing in housing completions during 2015 and new home registrations rising too.
Sajid Javid: Sharing economy has created 'measurement gap' and should be added to ONS figures
Many Brits think that the gig economy will take over from the 9-5 working pattern in 2025.
IoD urges UK government to dismiss proposed £1,000 non-EU skilled migrant levy
Theresa May asked the MAC to come up with recommendations to curb skilled migrants entering the UK.
Market round-up: FTSE slumps as China enters bear market and oil prices tumble
UK stocks ended the week firmly in the red after China sparked a global selloff and oil prices fell below $30.
Market round-up: FTSE and European stocks in the red as China enters bear market
Chinese selloff triggers worldwide decline as oil prices slump below $30 a barrel.
UK housing crisis: Construction skills shortage will cause 'crippling delays and spiralling costs' for housebuilders
Rics survey shows construction sector struggling to cope with shortage of workers and high wage costs.
George Osborne warns UK of economic risks: Read chancellor's speech in full
UK faces economic risks from the Middle East, China and low oil prices.
McLaren to recruit 250 staff to meet demand for its 200mph sports cars
This move is further indicative of the growing health of the UK automotive industry.
UK house prices: Halifax data shows growth softening at the end of 2015
Halifax says house price growth is softening as quarterly rate runs below 2% for second consecutive month.
UK housing: Councils attack 'bumper backlog' of half a million unbuilt homes with planning permission
Local Government Association says figures show skills shortage not planning system holds back house building.