UK AAA Debt Rating at Risk as Standard & Poor's Lowers Outlook
S&P follows Fitch in lowering AAA rating outlook while investors brace for imminent downgrades.
George Osborne Backtracks on Importance of UK AAA Credit Rating
Chancellor tells Treasury select committee 'ultimate test' is gilt market with UK's top rating at risk after autumn statement.
Fitch Warns UK Credit Rating at Risk over Debt Credibility
George Osborne undermined by rating agency warning that failure to meet debt reduction targets jeopardises AAA status.
Global Slowdown and Austerity to Limit UK Growth for the Next Two Years, Says BCC
Austerity measures coupled with weak global trade and eurozone debt crisis will constrain Britain's growth, predicts the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).
CBI Proposes Use of Windfall Money to Drive UK's Near-Term Growth
CBI wants £1.5bn earmarked for short-term, high-impact measures, as the economy awaits Chancellor's autumn statement.
Hore Escapes Eight-Week Ban After Davies Offence
New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore has avoided an eight-week ban for striking Wales' Bradley Davies
UK Business Investment Rises to £31.3bn as Britain Exits Recession
Official data shows business investing more money in third quarter, a boost for Chancellor George Osborne ahead of autumn statement.
George Osborne's Autumn Statement Will Mark his Own Journey from Stalin to Mr Bean [OPINION]
Chancellor's autumn statement looks set to effectively admit economic failings - is it time for George Osborne to go?
IFS Sees Five More Years of Austerity, Debt Target Miss in Osborne's Autumn Budget
George Osborne may have to scrap 'unrealistic' debt target for UK, says thinktank.
European Crisis Live: Investors Ignore French Rating Cut as Euro Spikes Higher
Markets ease as investors await crucial decision on Greek aid and digest loss of triple-A debt rating for the Eurozone's second-largest economy.
Moody's to Review UK Credit Rating On Economic Slowdown
Britain's triple-A debt rating will be reviewed following Chancellor George Osborne's autumn Budget Statement
Penelope Cruz Dazzles in Wine Red Dresses for Campari’s 2013 Calendar Shoot [PHOTOS]
Penelope Cruz dons an elegant ensemble for the Campari 2013 Calendar unlike the 2012 Calendar which captures Milla Jovich in dynamic ways.
BFC and CFDA Confirm Fashion Week Dates for Coming Two Years
The schedule clash between the major fashion councils were over the spring/summer 2013 season and involved Milan and Paris fashion weeks as well.
George Osborne's UK Budget 2012: Live as it Happened
Rolling coverage of Chancellor George Osborne's budget statement to the House of Commons for 2012.
George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2011: 'Plan A' in Tatters as UK Forced to Borrow Extra £112 Billion
George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made alarming predictions as he admitted that the estimates he made just eight months ago were in tatters.
400,000 More Britons to Join the Dole Queue by 2013
The UK is on the brink of a modest recession with months of slow growth, the OECD has warned
British PM David Cameron to Withdraw 500 Troops from Afghanistan
The UK will withdraw another 500 troops from Afghanistan next year, as armed forces begin to transfer combat duties to the Afghan security forces, the prime minister announced on Wednesday.
Budget for an emergency
Harriet Harman, acting Labour leader responding to Mr Osborne's Emergency Budget Statement said: "This is a Tory Budget that will throw people out of work, hold back economic growth and harm vital public services....It's his first Budget but its the same old Tories....In order to get the deficit down, you need to keep economic growth up and you need to keep unemployment down....Today's Budget is bad for growth and that will make it harder to cut the deficit."
