Economy
Bank of England holds rates at 5.0%
The Monetary Policy Committee has kept  interest rates unchanged, as had been predicted.
 
Government in green collar job boost
Environmental industries may employ a million UK workers within the next two decades.
 
Confidence continues to drop in April
Sixty per cent of consumers believe now is a bad time to make a major purchase.
 
Oil prices could damage any recovery
High oil prices have the potential to snuff out any recovery in the UK and global economies.
 
Regional mixed picture in manufacturing
The CBI warns that 18,000 manufacturing jobs will be lost in the second quarter of this year.
 
Chinese espionage alert in Belgium
The Belgian government has warned of Chinese cyber attacks on its computer systems.
 
Brown pays high price for 10p tax
Anger over the abolition of the 10p tax rate has resulted in Labour's worst local election results for 40 years.
 
Mayor Boris: Let's get cracking
A lack of transparency over hand-outs to special interest groups may have contributed to Ken Livingstone losing his job as Mayor of London.
 
Insolvency figures show mixed picture
There were 3,210 liquidations in England and Wales in the first quarter of 2008 on a seasonally adjusted basis.
 
Smith & Nephew in sales probe hit
Smith & Nephew has announced $100m in lost sales due to ‘unacceptable sales practices’ in one of its European operations.
 
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