Economics / Markets

FIVE THINGS

Ireland fell back into recession in the last quarter of 2011, according to official figures released on Thursday.

ONE-PAGE BUDGET

Frances Hudson, global thematic strategist at Standard Life Investments, on lessons unheeded from the 2008 financial crisis.

Q2 OUTLOOK

BUDGET

In a speech two minutes short of an hour, George Osborne at times sounded like a headmaster sending a young pupil out into the big wide world of work.

The Chancellor's full Budget statement said the UK recovery will be "particularly uneven" this year as the economy still faces three major threats.

It took Chancellor George Osborne just under an hour to deliver his third Budget speech. Here it is in full...

The limit at which child benefit will be scrapped for families has been increased to £50,000, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.