All news by author: Lawrence Matheson

BuzzFeed's shares in the US closed up nearly 38% yesterday after the news was announced

The NHS workforce plan could "fall flat" unless young people are given greater incentives and support to embark on healthcare education courses, university leaders have warned

Shops sales recovered from a fall in performance last month, notching up their biggest single monthly gain in close to three years

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said there are now around 1.8 million vacancies in total advertised

The Financial Conduct Authority is collecting information from financial adviser firms about whether they have assessed their services in response to the new consumer duty, which requires businesses to put customers at the heart of what they do

The average time to sell ranged from 20 days in Scotland to 40 days in London, according to Zoopla.

Unison and Maternity Action said the statutory weekly amount should be increased to £364.70

The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £6.2 billion for 2023, which is the highest since the £9.9 billion made just before the global financial crisis in 2007

Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said the Sizewell site was a "possible future investment" as the Government tries to secure funding for the plant

The agency is responsible for managing MoD procurement across the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force

The company reported that adjusted earnings before interest and tax rose 4% to 5.8 billion euros (£4.9 billion) as revenue climbed 11%

Megan Greene said that the UK had faced a "double whammy" in dealing with both a tight jobs market and a trade shock

The travel group said it was expecting its profit for the year to be higher than previously thought

A new strategy calls for a new contractual model which switches decision-making from Whitehall to operators

Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is joining the parade of technology companies in a trend that has helped boost their profits and stock prices while providing a reminder of the job insecurity hanging over an industry increasingly embracing artificial intelligence

The Japanese government reported that the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.4% from October to December

Centrica chief executive Chris O'Shea said that a social tariff for the worst off would be "the best thing we can do for consumers"

The figure would have shown 3.5 million households in fuel poverty without Government support including energy bill payments and the cost-of-living income payments given to people on low incomes, the data showed

The Chancellor would not be drawn into confirming suggestions that further tax cuts would be announced at the Spring Budget

The number of international students applying for a place on a higher education course in the UK has risen this year, Ucas figures show.

The Society of Radiographers told the Pay Review Body of the "acute" shortages in the workforce

The Red Devils' squad at 2023's financial year-end cost a collective 1.42 billion euros (£1.21bn) in transfer fees, eclipsing the figure of 1.33 billion euros recorded by Real Madrid in 2020

Members of Aslef at the two operators will walk out on March 1 and ban overtime from February 29

The eight stamps also mark 40 years since the Jorvik Viking Centre opened in York

Unison said a survey of 44,000 women working in the public sector found employers were being "inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative" when dealing with requests from staff