Jobless total threatens to break three million mark
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Further job losses across the UK are on the way, and the number of unemployed is expected to push close to three million by year's end, according to a new report.
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Huge rise in visas for the wealthy
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
The number of wealthy foreign nationals granted investor visas to stay in the UK has risen six-fold since they were introduced three years ago. In 2011, 320 visas were issued to individuals with £1m in capital, according to the commercial law firm McGrigors.
Staff to protest over DVLA office closures
12 February 2012 11:05 AM
Transport staff will hold protests across the UK this week over plans to close dozens of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency offices.
Jackpot winner scoops £4.5 million prize
12 February 2012 09:02 AM
One ticketholder has scooped the £4.5m Lotto jackpot, Camelot said.
Arctic conditions expected to ease
12 February 2012 08:10 AM
Today is likely to see the end of the cold snap, with the mercury finally rising slightly after several days of record-breaking sub-zero temperatures, according to forecasters.
Queen's Jubilee portrait revealed
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
A new Diamond Jubilee portrait of the Queen has been released by Buckingham Palace today. The photograph, taken to mark the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II, was taken in the Centre Room of Buckingham Palace by John Swannell.
The Great British Freeze – a user's guide
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Know your frost from your glaze? David Randall helps you to bluff your way through winter
Taxman's war on football goes on despite costly Redknapp defeat
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
HM Revenue and Customs remains determined to shine a light into some of the sport's murkier financial corners
Biometric scans for all overseas Games athletes
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
UK launches international operation to gather information on Olympic participants and coaches
Mercury plummets to winter lowest
11 February 2012 09:15 AM
Britain has endured its coldest night of the winter so far with temperatures plummeting close to -18C in some areas, forecasters said.
BBC to issue global apology for documentaries that broke rules
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Independent revealed programmes were made by third-party in pay of governments and firms
Foster parents told to stay away from 'autistic' man
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Judge backs decision to take 30-year-old away from carers despite 12-year relationship
Cutting up rough: Trump and Salmond's love-in blown off course by wind farm plan
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Donald Trump has more reason than most to fear the Scottish wind.
Big firms' £15bn bonanza as cold and fuel poverty bite
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Big Six energy firms are set to announce bumper profits of £15bn in the next few weeks.
Rothschild loses libel case, and reveals secret world of money and politics
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Thanks to billionaire's legal battle, we now know a lot more about how the super-rich work
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