The UK population is growing at its fastest rate for half a century driven by immigration and an imminent new baby boom.

The European Central Bank has left its main interest rate unchanged at 1% for the 12th consecutive month as it prepares a response to the escalating eurozone debt crisis

Eurozone economic activity has contracted this month at the fastest pace for more than two years, according to a closely-watched survey

Unemployment data released yesterday in Germany and Spain highlights the growing divisions within the eurozone. The German unemployment rate dropped to 6.8%, its lowest point for 20 years, while Spanish levels rose for the fifth month in a row to 23%. Separately, credit rating agency Fitch cut its growth forecasts for Spain to zero for this year and only 1% in 2013.

A ruling by the German constitutional court may help to speed up decision making during the eurozone crisis

Eurozone governments, many facing growing public disquiet, must now address three overlapping policy discussions for stepping up their response to the crisis

Eurozone industry sees the biggest one month fall in orders in almost three years in September, as debt crisis worries hit demand

Last month I blogged about an experiment in Sweden where a speed camera records all the cars keeping to the speed limit with all the legal drivers going into a prize draw for cash prizes. The trial has now been carried out and here’s the result (quick version – the average speed of traffic fell

The impact the financial crisis has had on the real economy was laid bare yesterday with figures showing unemployment rising at its fastest rate for 17 years.

Next week, the search for this year’s fastest growing Welsh companies comes to an end.Applications for the 2008 Wales Fast Growth 50 (FG50) project have to be submitted by July 31st 2008 to be eligible for this year’s supplement, to be published by the Western Mail in October. All the fifty firms selected will also be shortlisted for the Wales Fast Growth 50 awards, which will be celeb...