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Rise Of The Machines: Up To 800 Million People Could Be Out Of Jobs Due To Robots By 2030

One-fifth of current jobs in the UK are expected to be lost to robot automation in just 13 years' time. Read more

Rail Industry Welcomes Government Plans To Reverse Beeching Cuts

Railway Industry Association says reopening old routes would deliver "huge economic benefits" to the UK. Read more

Pound Surges To Two-month High Amid Reports Of Agreement Over £50bn Brexit Bill

Agreement over Brexit bill could unlock next phase of key negotiations with the European Union next month. Read more

Car Trade Body Urges Quicker Progress In Brexit Transition Talks

SMMT president Tony Walker says lack of progress over Brexit is already having an impact on the automotive sector. Read more

Jeremy Corbyn Becoming PM 'would Be Worse Than Brexit' Warns Banking Giant

US investment bank warns Brexit process is in danger of unravelling and could lead to further bad news for the UK econom... Read more

Manchester And Birmingham Top UK City House Price List In October

House prices in Manchester rose 7.9% compared to a year earlier in October, while prices in Birmingham were up 7.3%. Read more

Man Versus Machine: Are Robots Taking Over More Jobs By The Day?

Blue collar and white collar professionals are being increasingly replaced by robots as technology becomes more and more... Read more

UK Economic Growth 'continues To Stabilise' Showing Only 'modest' Brexit Jitters

Report finds negative impact of Brexit vote is being countered by economic resilience. Read more

London Has Britain's Largest Gender Pay Gap

Official data shows gender pay gap in the capital has only fallen from 15.1% in 1997 to 14.6% in 2017. Read more

Britons Spend £50 A Month On Unwanted Subscriptions That Are Too Hard To Cancel

Research from Citizens Advice finds women between 50 and 64 are the most likely to be affected by the issue. Read more

Business Secretary Greg Clark Hails MSD Investment As 'huge Vote Of Confidence' In UK

MSD's investment would create around 950 jobs in high-skilled and high-value research roles, Clark said. Read more

Vince Cable Accuses Government Of 'dragging Its Heels' In Fight Against Tax Avoidance

Cable says 'systematic tax avoidance' is causing significant damage to the Treasury and public finances. Read more

Liam Fox Warns Northern Ireland Border Can't Be Settled Until EU And Britain Reach Trade Deal

Irish government said to be deeply unhappy at the proposals put forward to prevent a hard border with Northern Ireland. Read more

Chinese Police Bust $3bn Underground Bank Used By 10,000 People

Chinese police say they have busted an underground bank used to smuggle a staggering 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) out of... Read more

UK Consumer Confidence Tumbles To Lowest Level Since Brexit Vote

Slowdown in housing market and Bank of England's rate rise earmarked as the main factors behind a decline in confidence. Read more