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Danielle Hicks

15:23, 11 FEB 2014

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By City AM ��Ƶ unemployment rises and wage growth cools following Rachel Reeves' tax hikes The estimate of employees on the payroll dropped by around 41,000 in June while the unemployment rate grew to 4.7%

Plans revealed for first tower in £1bn waterfront project

28-storey block will ultimately be part of skyscraper cluster

Future of northern HS2 land still 'under consultation'

Lord Hendy tells new BBC podcast series the land earmarked for Leeds and Manchester legs is still held by HS2

Businesses urged to share views on £4.2bn Old Trafford regeneration

Leaders want a 'world-class destination' within regeneration zone

Dorset Dorset farm's plan for wedding venue rejected The Wootton Fitzpaine site is already trading as a retreat and holiday site

��Ƶ unemployment rises and wage growth cools following Rachel Reeves' tax hikes

The estimate of employees on the payroll dropped by around 41,000 in June while the unemployment rate grew to 4.7%

North East businesses have more than half a million unpaid bills

Economic Development

The figures from industry body R3 show a significant rise from last year

Plymouth Waterfront Partnership reappoints former chief executive

Sarah Gibson previously held the role as head of the business improvement district for a decade

Plans revealed for first tower in £1bn waterfront project

28-storey block will ultimately be part of skyscraper cluster

Furniture maker rescued from administration, saving 53 jobs

Insolvency and Administration

The company has been operating for nearly half a century

Inflation rise to 3.6% challenges Bank of England rate cut hopes

Retail & Consumer

Inflation rose to 3.6% in June, official figures show - the third month in a row that consumer prices have been above 3%

Thames Water slumps to £1.65bn loss as it prepares for hosepipe ban

Company Results

The utilities company has fallen from a multimillion-pound profit the year before, its annual results show

Huge chain with 280 branches Claire's could close third of stores

The company has appointed advisers

M3.agency expands into South West and North West

Birmingham advertising firm is targeting fresh growth with buyout deal and new office launch

Starling Bank considers US listing in blow to Rachel Reeves' fintech plans

The company's finance chief has said the firm is open to a listing on the US stock market

B&M's sees revenue growth under new CEO Tjeerd Jegen - but shares fall as analysts worry over margin pressures

The FTSE 250 company told markets this morning that overall revenue rose 4.4 per cent to £1.4bn in the 13 weeks to June 28

McVitie’s owner Pladis investing £68m in ��Ƶ sites – including £21m at Stockport Jaffa Cake plant and £33m at Aintree's Jacob’s Cream Cracker bakery

Move will see robotic chocolate moulding line in Stockport and new ovens at Liverpool bakery

Boss of South West Water owner Pennon to step down

The announcement comes days after South West Water agreed to pay £24m after the regulator found it spilled wastewater in the environment

National Trust to cut 550 jobs following chancellor's tax hikes

The charity has blamed rising costs including increases to employer national insurance contributions

Virgin Atlantic, IAG demand urgent review of Heathrow's monopoly pricing

Heathrow's largest airline customers have called for a fundamental review of the ��Ƶ's biggest airport's regulatory model after it announced plans to hike landing charges by more than 17 per cent

Bank of England rate cut 'almost certain' after poor economic growth

The Bank of England is "almost certain" to cut interest rates next month after the economy slumped for a second month in a row, according to economists.