Former Conservative cabinet stalwart Michael Heseltine is to argue the coalition government cannot continue on its current economic path in a "damning" critique of its growth strategy.
Banking giant UBS could cut thousands of jobs in London as part of a plan to split its operations.
The UK Statistics Authority has called for a review into the early release of sensitive economic data after Prime Minister David Cameron appeared to let slip details of Q3 GDP ahead of time.
UK GDP rose by 1% in the third quarter of 2012, bringing the UK out of recession with first positive quarter of growth this year and beating analyst forecasts of a 0.6% rise.
Workers approaching retirement could be hit by significantly weaker annuity rates as the eurozone's economy enters a technical recession, an adviser group has warned.