Pound rises on UK manufacturing surge

The pound has hit a near five-year high against the dollar after a survey suggested that UK manufacturing grew faster than expected in April.

Number of shoppers falls in December

Britain's battered retail sector saw a fall in the number of shoppers last month despite a last-minute surge in the week before Christmas, figures have revealed.

Cameron tells CBI sorting debt 'harder than envisaged'

Getting debt under control is proving harder than anyone envisaged, the prime minister has told the CBI conference.