Central Employment

Barlcays has announced plans for a £370 million lending fund for businesses in the Midlands, in a bid to boost jobs and economic growth.

The state-owned British Business Bank will support high street lenders in loans to those owed money by the failed construction giant.

One in five jobs in British cities are at risk of being lost by 2030 because of automation and globalisation, a new report predicts.

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

Amazon has unveiled plans for a new warehouse in Rugby that will create 400 new jobs.

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.

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it is cutting back production at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham because of falling car sales.

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.