12-Oct-2011 11:57 UK

UK unemployment highest in 17 years :: Unemployment in the UK has risen to its highest level in 17 years as the slow economic recovery takes its toll on the labour market
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0d36cf6-f4b0-11e0-a286-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

UK unemployment hits 17-year high :: UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15271800

VIDEO: Euro affecting unemployment, says Grayling :: UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15272369

AUDIO: Return of Rachmanism? :: Today's Andrew Hosken: "The experts say the answer to this problem lies in the vision of good quality, affordable privately rented housing - currently so lacking across the UK."
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9613000/9613259.stm

NFL could play more games in UK :: The National Football League announces that it could play at least one regular-season game in the UK for the next five years.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/american_football/15268512.stm

Bank chiefs question ringfencing :: The UK's biggest banks question the value of ringfencing their retail operations, but say it is "not a make or break issue".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15263670

UK recovery 'weakest in century' :: The NIESR think-tank says the UK's recovery from recession is likely to be the weakest of any since the end of World War I.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15257387

£101m Euromillion Jackpot Winners Revealed :: A couple from Cambridgeshire have been revealed as the winners of the £101m Euromillions - the third biggest lottery jackpot in UK history.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/229012/20111011/euromillions-euromillion-winners-euromillion-winners-revealed-101-million-winners-101m-euromillions.htm

UK seeing 'big rise in poverty' :: Falling incomes will mean the biggest drop for middle-income families since the 1970s, says a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-15242103

Factory output declines in August :: The UK's manufacturing output was 0.3% lower August than in July, according to official government figures.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15253786

Fearless Forecast: UK Economy Fading Gradually :: The British Chamber of Commerce (BBC) described that the economy of the UK started weakening during the third quarter of 2011 and is now displaying signs of declining further.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228797/20111011/fearless-forecast-uk-economy-fading-gradually.htm

Firms see economy 'deteriorating' :: The UK economy deteriorated in the third quarter and is showing signs of stagnation, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15252840

UK research expenditure on dementia, heart disease, stroke and cancer: are levels of spending related to disease burden? :: Conclusions:  Most health research funding in the UK is currently directed towards cancer. When compared to their burden, our analysis suggests that research spending on dementia and stroke is severely underfunded in comparison with cancer and CHD. (Source: European Journal of Neurology)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridR52048&cid=ct_15_25_f&fid2226&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1468-1331.2011.03500.x

Huge UK investment in graphene will pay off, says Nobel prizewinner :: Scientist who won Nobel for studying wonder material graphene says £50m government investment will reap dividends for UKLast year a team from the University of Manchester won the Nobel prize for physics for isolating and measuring the properties of graphene.A year on, the government has woken up to the potential of a substance â€" a sheet of carbon atoms one atom thick â€" which scientists and engineers say could make everything from touchscreens to plastics cheaper and more efficient.George Osborne this week announced an investment of £50m to create a research hub to support the commercialisation of the wonder material, the aim being to manufacture products in the UK."It's the strongest, thinnest, best conducting material known to science, to be used in everything from aircraft wings to...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS01216&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fscience%2F2011%2Foct%2F07%2Fhuge-investment-graphene-nobel-prizewinner