UK manufacturing finished 2012 on a positive note after hitting a 15-month high in December. The Markit Purchasing Manager’s Index rose back in December, beating expectations by registering 51.4.
Public bodies improve financial reporting and accountability
England's councils, fire and rescue authorities, police bodies, and other local government bodies, improved the quality and timeliness of their financial reporting in 2011/12.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is set to receive the highest allocation of funding under the government's New Homes Bonus in 2013/14, according to figures released.
Autumn Statement: Osborne looks for infrastructure boost
Road building, efficient computing, and energy storage technologies big winners from new £5bn capital spending commitment, but more departmental cuts now expected next year
