Government schemes to help home buyers in the UK are having a positive impact on the housing market, three housebuilding companies said this week. Redrow, Persimmon and Bovis Homes

The government is considering easing restrictions to a pension scheme specifically designed to help the low paid. The surprise move comes just three months after a Bureau

The UK government is looking to make it easier for technology firms to list their shares in London. Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announced on Thursday that plans

UK government borrowing was higher than expected last month as tax receipts fell and spending rose. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported today that public borrowing in May

Italy and Switzerland may share a mountainous border, but the two countries could not be further apart when it comes to their economies and how the financial markets

Drivers could be paying £1.50 a litre for petrol as shortages continue at many petrol stations across the country. Panic-buying problems are set to continue through the week. Many

Yesterday the government announced that minimum wages were set to increase by 11p for workers over 21. From October 1 the minimum wage will be increased to £6.19. However

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today announced that the Government will waive VAT on sales of the Military Wives choir's Christmas single by making an

The Government has imposed tough new financial restrictions against Iran which cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks.