Central Economy

The businessman, who recently bought House of Fraser, told MPs there should be an additional tax for online retailers.

Carpetright's rescue marks another dark day for the sector, which has seen thousands of jobs axed following the collapse of retailers.

There is further evidence of the failure by officials to halt the Wolverhampton-based firm Carillion from going into liquidation.

The accountancy watchdog is to open an investigation into accountancy giant KPMG over its audits of collapsed construction giant Carillion.

Carillion has been "falling short" of what trustees expected it to contribute to pension schemes since 2008.

Bombardier is one of Northern Ireland's largest employers and has a major plant in Belfast where it employs more than 4,000 people.

The statistics were compiled by Halifax using its own house price database.

A rail operator has signed a £100 million deal for new trains.

400 jobs are at risk after Thomas Cook announced it is to close 50 high street shops.

The extension will run through Dudley to the DY5 Enterprise Zone at Brierley Hill and is estimated will create 7,000 jobs.