29-Nov-2011 17:19 UK

Tensions rise as Iranians storm UK embassy :: Hundreds of Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy and a UK residential compound in Tehran, in an escalation of tensions between the two countries over Iran's nuclear programme
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81a18bf6-1a8f-11e1-ae14-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Osborne admits UK economy off course :: The chancellor will cap public sector pay increases to just 1% a year for two years in a bid to keep his austerity plan on track
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f749330-1a77-11e1-ae4e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

UK borrowing forecasts increased :: Forecasts for government borrowing are increased while growth forecasts are cut by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15941412

Osborne: Public sector pay capped :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a two year pay cap for public sector workers and lowers UK growth forecasts in the Autumn Statement.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15931086

Bank levy to rise for third time :: The government is set to increase the levy on bank borrowing in the UK again, as revenues fall short of target.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15935900

Osborne announces broadband money :: £100m is being made available to fund super-fast broadband in 10 UK cities, the chancellor announces.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15937140

George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2011: 'Plan A' in Tatters as UK Forced to Borrow Extra £112 Billion :: George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made alarming predictions as he admitted that the estimates he made just eight months ago were in tatters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/257865/20111129/george-osborne-s-autumn-statement-2011-plan.htm

VIDEO: Osborne: No UK recession predicted :: The chancellor said much of Europe was heading towards recession as he pledged to do "whatever it takes" to protect Britain and keep interest rates low.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15942102

House price strength 'a surprise' :: UK house prices have remained "surprisingly resilient" in recent months, says the Nationwide, as it records a further rise in values.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15929065

AUDIO: 'Long stretch' to build growth in North :: Could rebalancing the economy away from financial services and retail consumerism towards export led manufacturing be the answer to the UK's economic woes?
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9650000/9650626.stm

Hilton hotels creating 1,500 jobs :: The international hotel chain Hilton is planning to open 20 hotels in the UK, which it says will create 1,500 jobs.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15934543

AUDIO: UK economy: Third worst year since the war :: Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson gives his analysis on what we are to expect in the chancellor's Autumn Statement
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9650000/9650551.stm

400,000 More Britons to Join the Dole Queue by 2013 :: The UK is on the brink of a modest recession with months of slow growth, the OECD has warned
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/257596/20111129/400-000-people-work-2013-warns-think.htm

Airport Delays Seen on Wednesday's UK Strike, Airlines Offer Free Re-booking :: Airlines are offering free re-booking of flights to London on Wednesday to spare passengers from the expected long delay in customs clearance at the city's airports due to participation of customs officers in a one-day general strike.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/257521/20111128/airport-delays-seen-wednesday-s-uk-strike.htm

Q&A: How Greek crisis affects UK :: While the Greek debt crisis occupies world leaders at the G20 summit of the biggest economic powers, should we fear the potential fallout here?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15570588

Age UK is accused of ending key research into ageing :: Funding neglects biological study of growing old, say academicsLeading scientists have warned that Age UK, the country's leading charity for older people, risks letting future generations down by abandoning fundamental research into the biology of ageing, instead only bankrolling studies that deliver short-term payoffs.Professor Richard Faragher, chair of the British Society for Research on Ageing, said that the move was especially unwelcome when scientists are tantalisingly close to cracking the secrets of how cells and bodies age."I worry that the increased emphasis on translational research risks basic research dropping off the agenda of Age UK, which would be damaging for the charity, damaging for scientists and damaging for older people," said Faragher, a professor at the University o...
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Could graphene be the new silicon? :: It started with a few experiments with Scotch tape and a pencil. Then graphene, stronger than steel, one atom thick and a super-conductor, was born, a wonder material that could be as revolutionary as silicon, say its Nobel prize-winning creators. Now with £50m from the UK government, they're out to prove itSomehow it seems appropriate that the government might be basing some of its hopes for the economy's recovery on a substance that is one atom thick. The substance in question â€" graphene â€" 200 times as strong as steel, seems to some designed to carry the weight of almost anything â€" but George Osborne's Plan A? That would indeed make it a miracle material.Nevertheless the chancellor made a detour from the Tory conference in Blackpool in September to visit Manchester University, gra...
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VIDEO: Is the UK heading towards recession? :: On the eve of the chancellor's Autumn Statement, there is growing concern that the UK economy is sliding back into recession.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15930989

Pension funds to boost £30bn plan :: The government announces a major drive to encourage investment in large infrastructure projects - as a respected economic think tank says the UK is likely to slip back into recession.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15914145

OECD warns of European recession :: The OECD says the eurozone and the UK are likely to enter a recession as the international body cuts its global growth forecasts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15915627

China considers UK infrastructure investment :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/qdLCBfovuA8/

VIDEO: Bleak forecast for Europe growth :: A bleak forecast from the OECD suggested that both the UK and the eurozone could be heading into another recession.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15918991

VIDEO: The chancellor's balancing act :: Ahead of the chancellor's Autumn Statement on the UK economy, the BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders and Political Editor Nick Robinson discuss the balancing act faced by George Osborne.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15921568