ECONOMY

Around six million people are set to receive tax rebates of on average £400, while one million people they have underpaid around £600, it has emerged.

The ‘Occupy London’ demonstrating outside St. Pauls Cathedral who are protesting against capitalism may have to move and set up a base elsewhere if their following becomes too big.

Britain's inflation rate has risen to 5.2 per cent, the highest level for three years.

French billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, is set to lose control of the $22 billion she amassed as L’Oreal heiress due to being placed under family guardianship by a court.

On 15 September 2011 the Office for National Statistics reported that the level of unemployment had remained unchanged at 7.9 per cent but only because the estimated number of people employed in the economy, had fallen by 69,0000 in the three months to July, to total 29.17 million, of whom 23.13 million are in the private sector 23.13 million and 6.04 million in the public.

The UK's economy has "stalled at a dangerous junction" and will grow less than expected this year, according to the independent forecaster Ernst and Young.

The benefits of payment protection insurance may have been outlined to you, but was it something you really needed? Whether you were applying for a simple loan or your first credit card, each person has their own individual circumstances.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of an Italian debt sale.

Unemployment in the UK has risen to 2.57 million - the highest level since 1994 -official figures showed today.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after a surprise no vote from the Slovak parliament upset European Union plans to increase the size and power of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

A couple from Cambridgeshire have been revealed as the winners of the £101m Euromillions - the third biggest lottery jackpot in UK history.

The economic troubles and debt crises currently affecting Britain, the U.S.A. and most obviously the eurozone are not, according to Chancellor George Osborne, an "act of God" but are the result of human folly and will be solved be human ingenuity.

The new Information Commissioner is determined and tough. He’s taking a hard line over breaches of the Data Protection Act. And he’s backing this with updated fines of up to £500,000. Anyone working in document management needs to take this matter very seriously indeed.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors, unusually perhaps, awaited news from Slovakia.

These are a selection of images from the past few days which capture the ongoing Occupy Wall Street campaign as it begins to spread across the country.

It certainly has been an interesting week for those of us working on the technology desk, it’s flown by.

Eurozone Economic Crisis Continues as Portuguese and UK Banks Downgraded

A 47,000 tonne container vessel containing heavy fuel oil is leaking its contents after striking a reef off the coast of New Zealand.

Thomas Cook cabin crew might call for a strike after redundancy terms broke down, announced union.

UK retailer Waitrose seems to have rivals Tesco in its sights, after launching its 'biggest ever' value campaign on Thursday, called "1000s of Ways to Great Value".

Consumer Spending Plunge as British GDP Growth Revised Down to 0.1%. Britain’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2011 has been unexpectedly revised down to 0.1 per cent.

As many as 600,000 visitors made a mark at a summer opening of Buckingham Palace to see the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress.

Prices of countryside houses in the UK have shot up by £600 a month in the last decade.

"Together we will ride out the storm" was the message that Mr Osborne wanted the conference to take away with them. Today George Osborne announced that £805m, savings that were made by cuts in Whitehall, will be made available to help freeze council tax bills in England for another year.

Chancellor George Osborne will address the Conservative Party conference Monday, with a clear message for Britain: The economy is in safe hands under the coalition government's plans.

Chancellor George Osborne is likely to cut tax for households which they pay for local services next year.

The Bank of England will introduce next month a new £50 banknote, featuring the renowned 18th-century business partnership of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt.

The Barclays brothers bought three prestigious five-star hotels in London worth £695million. They bought hotels - Claridge's, The Connaught and Berkely.

Liverpool's former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are still seeking damages from the club's current owners, former directors and the Royal Bank of Scotland, nearly one year after New England Sports gained control of the club.