The number of skilled migrant workers in the UK will climb 14pc within four years to top 800,000, new research has indicated.

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Skilled migrants 'will give £77bn boost to UK'

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Household energy bills forcing up inflation

Soaring household energy bills sparked another sharp jump in inflation last month, worsening the Bank of Englands quandary over how to respond to conflicting pressures from rising price pressures and faltering growth.

First-time home buyers' cost hits 8-year high

First-time home buyers are facing the most expensive mortgages for eight years, according to official data released yesterday.

RBS poised to axe 7,000 jobs

Royal Bank of Scotland will this week kick-start the integration of ABN Amro's investment bank into its global markets division in a process that is likely to trigger the loss of about 7,000 jobs – or about 25 per cent of the combined 28,000 workforce