Ballot of doctors to be taken over holding first industrial action since 1975.

Supermarket giant changes staff retirement rules to plug £275m hole in pension scheme funds.

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.

Two million public sector workers are set to walk out on November 30, in some of the biggest strikes Britain has ever seen.

The chancellor is expected to say the spending cuts will continue until 2017.

A leading business group has urged the government and businesses to adopt a two-pronged approach to deliver both short and long-term solutions to the housing crisis.

Britain's public services will be brought to a standstill on Nov. 30, as the country's largest union, UNISON, votes in favour of strike action against public sector pension reforms.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley believes pension changes to be "unrealistic", a leaked letter shows.

As thousands of teachers, lecturers, civil servants and other public sector workers are due to stage walkouts on Thursday in a dispute over pensions; Unison has claimed it will be the biggest walkout since the 1926 General strike. So in order to better understand who will strike, here is a full list of the Unions that are still in dispute with the government and the details about the actions they plan to take.

Members from both the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a row with the government over pensions. Union leaders said they were outraged by Government demands for a 3.4 per cent increase in pension contributions by 2014.

Shares in BT were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms company reported a rise in pre-tax profit despite a fall in revenue in the year ended 31 March.

Read here the full text of Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech to the House of Commons.

The Communication Workers Union has said it will oppose plans to privatise the Royal Mail, saying the offer of 10 per cent of shares to the workforce is "patronising".

Diageo, the maker of Smirnoff, Guinness and Baileys has found a unique way of closing its £862m deficit - by using core assets that will grow in value.

Shares in J Sainsbury were up on the FTSE 100 and are a weak hold after the supermarket group reported a rise in first quarter sales of 1.1 per cent.

Northern Rock has said it is planning to cut 650 jobs by the end of the year as it continues with its restructuring programme.

Northern Foods, the makers of Fox biscuits and Goodfellas Pizzas profits fell 28 pct last year, despite the company trading 'solidly'.

Marks and Spencer, the iconic high street store, is struggling after shares fell on the FTSE 100.

BT Group shares are up 8.90 pence as the telecoms provider get a boost from fundamentals.

Shares in Aviva were down on the FTSE 100, as the insurer reported a drop in sales from the previous year.