ECONOMY

Rivers in commuter belt towns have reached their highest levels in almost 30 years

Labour says that London must build affordable houses to help young professionals and remain competitive.

Internal audit, corporate finance and credit risk among most favoured job areas.

Alex Salmond's version of independence from the UK looks remarkably similar to a Scotland that belongs to it.

Bank of Japan may revise downwards FY2014 GDP outlook.

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs to meet in Sydney on 22-23 February.

SPERI think tank says Chancellor George Osborne has failed to deliver wide economic growth.

Global financial and commodity markets warn greenback heading for trouble.

Salmond claims no EU member will block Scottish membership to the 28 nation bloc

UK recovery and jobs growth in cities driving housing demand to urban areas in England.

Rightmove website says average UK house prices jump 3.3% on the month in February

Iran says Russia could build a second reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant

Investors to track Eurozone, China PMI data alongside Fed minutes and BOJ policy decision.

Shopping mall landlord Hammerson, which owns Birmingham's Bullring, reports 2013 profit of £341.2m.

Growth expected at 5.2% in second half of 2013/14

UK Chancellor George Osborne and opposition MPs demolished hopes over Scotland keeping the pound

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney adds another range of measures to consider a raise in interest rates

Fourth-quarter growth rate down at 0.6% on year compared to previous quarter's 2.7%.

EEF and npower survey finds manufacturers' gas prices up 122% and electricity bills up 94% since 2002.

Recession ravaged country bounces back to £1.2 billion in the black.

Bangkok struggling to raise $4bn needed to pay rice farmers.

US gold futures surge over 4% as economic uncertainty impacts prices.

Total to invest at least $21m in UK's shale gas industry.

Americans spend $9.67bn on meals, $2.89bn on candy and $2.35bn on romantic getaways, according to Statista.

The Italian economy has made a quarterly gain for the first time in more than two years as Prime Minister Enrico Letta is ousted by his party.

Core WPI inflation inched up to 3% in January.

SPDR Gold Trust expands 1.2% to 806.35 metric tons.

New paper attacks research that justifies Chancellor George Osborne's austerity policies and spending cuts.

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 competition.