Recruitment boss Kevin Green warns of UK job crisis: 'Staff availability falling for 2 years'
British workers have enjoyed a pay increase but a skills shortage.
Niesr cuts UK growth outlook to 2.5% ahead of election to reflect weak first quarter
In the first quarter, Britain's growth rate halved to 0.3%.
Robert Phillips: Conservatives and Labour - the coalition that dares not speak its name
Will David Cameron do the sensible thing and offer to work with Ed Miliband?
Liberal Democrat minister Jo Swinson interview: 'We have an everyday environment of casual sexism'
Jo Swinson talks about women in politics and gender pay gap as Liberal Democrat manifesto is released.
Election 2015: We need all-women shortlists to redress the lack of females in politics
IBTimes UK argues why we need all-women shortlists to improve female political representation.
Fed Reserve's Dennis Lockhart favours July-September rate increase
Danske Bank analysts say US Fed FOMC could deliver first rate hike in September.
UK children living in 'Victorian conditions' because of austerity, say teachers
Teachers warn children are living in 'Victorian conditions' and are 'blighted and degraded by poverty and homelessness'.
Election 2015: What Labour, Conservatives and the other parties are promising British voters
As the general election campaign gets under way, here are the parties' key policy pledges.
Osborne election budget 2015: Austerity George and his 5 years of trimming the fat
George Osborne is due to give 2015 budget - the last before the general election - on 18 March.
Ukraine: How the British Left has been split by Russia's proxy war in the East
Far-left groups blame Nato for Ukraine crisis, while centre-left point finger at Kremlin aggression.
Pound falls as BoE minutes show no vote for hike, but better jobs data limit losses
Ian McCafferty and Martin Weale have retreated from their demand for a hike.
Bank of Scotland reports on 'rude health' of Scottish jobs market
The Bank of Scotland says that the Scottish economy is strong heading into 2015.
Sir James Dyson blasts Theresa May over 'short-sighted' foreign student plan
The inventor warns the Home Secretary's proposal could be detrimental to science and engineering.
Labour warns of 'illegally housed' children in B&Bs this Christmas
Shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds said almost 90,000 children will spend Christmas in crisis housing.
Labour and Tories face 'break up' at 2015 General Election over immigration, warns Frank Field
The senior Labour MP also praised Ukip for breaking 'political correctness' in politics.
Eurozone youth unemployment aggravated by slow growth, lack of reforms: IMF survey
In the most vulnerable countries, only 4 out of 10 from the 15-24 age group are employed.
Fitch cuts global growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016 on weaker emerging markets
US growth will be the main driver of global growth, India will be the only BRICS country to increase growth rate.
Scottish independence campaigners won't be fobbed off with watered-down devolution
Promises haven't been kept - make no mistake about it.
David Cameron's UK Migration Crisis: Target Valuable Non-EU Immigration or Admit Defeat
Cameron reaches limits of what he can do without hurting ordinary non-EU workers and families.
Labour's Ed Miliband Promises Crackdown on 'Cowboy' Job Agencies in War on 'Zero-Zero' Economy
Miliband says a Labour government would not tolerate a 'zero-zero' economy.
Green Party Backs EU Referendum for Britain, says Natalie Bennett
Natalie Bennett says she puts trust in UK voters and backs EU referendum.
Scotland's Jobs Market: Permanent Placements and Wages Jump
Temporary job placements slowed down.
Jeremy Hunt: NHS Must Save £10bn a Year by 2020 With Efficiency Savings
The Health Secretary is expected to make the announcement at the thinktank The King's Fund.
From Welfare Cuts to Child Abuse Scandals: Children's Lives in 21st Century Britain Are Far Harder Than They Should Be
Many children in the UK face homelessness, poverty and abuse.
Lufthansa Faces Further Strikes as German Airline Loses Bid to Stop Pilot Walkout
The pilots union, Vereinigung Cockpit, has 'not ruled out further strikes'
William Keegan: The IMF has Gone all Keynesian but Europe Should Not Follow its Lead
Christine Lagarde's volte face is all very well, but Germany could stand in her way.
Severn Trent to Axe 500 Management and Support Jobs
The FTSE 100 firms says it is working with the company's unions over the potential move.
Inside Israel: African Refugees Find Little Exodus Spirit
Dawit says life deteriorating for refugees in Israel as government promotes negative stereotype.
UK Economic Recovery: The Bonnet Shines But is the Engine Going to Break Down?
The UK economy is healthier than people thought, suggests ONS data, but problems remain.
UK Jobs Market: 85% of Firms Plan Recruitment Drive of Permanent Staff
But the REC says skills shortages are affecting how businesses hire.