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Bank keeps interest rates on hold
The Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold at 0.5% and decides not to pump any more new money into the economy.
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OTHER NEWS

Shoppers in London Worst of the recession 'is over'
The worst of the recession is over, according to a business group, but figures show manufacturing output fell in May.

Coffee Republic mug Coffee Republic in administration
The coffee chain Coffee Republic goes into administration, becoming the latest victim of the economic downturn.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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Recession tracker
See how the recession has affected unemployment, GDP, house prices, rates and inflation
BBC jobs tracker map UK jobs tracker
Map job cuts across the UK through BBC stories
Barrister Gone in a flash
In the court as 240 companies go bust in a single day
The Tories made unemployment a key election issue in the 1970s Shrinking fast
How this recession compares to the 1980s and 1990s

AROUND THE UK
EAST
Axa to make 560 workers redundant
Businesses hit by recession
EAST MIDLANDS
Administrators close milk depot
Severn Trent annual profits fall
LONDON
Fare rise fears over '£1.7bn gap'
'More optimism' among city firms
NORTH EAST AND CUMBRIA
Jobs blow as chemical plants shut
Jobs cuts at plasterboard plant
NORTH WEST
Ten Coffee Republic outlets close
Crackdown on business arson
NORTHERN IRELAND
Companies to create 140 new jobs
Economic forum to find solutions
SCOTLAND
Hewlett-Packard to cut 700 jobs
Rent 'could force firms to wall'
SOUTH
QE2 'could go to Cape Town'
Bank loss hospice to receive cash
SOUTH EAST
Recession hits festive light fund
Domestic abuse 'link to economy'
SOUTH WEST
Job risk firm recruits new staff
Green energy 'bucking recession'
WALES
Cheese plant sheds half workforce
Surveyors report housing optimism
WEST
'Confidence up' in city's economy
Jobs to go at ball bearing firm
WEST MIDLANDS
Car parts company axes 80 jobs
Six considering investing in LDV
YORKS AND HUMBER
7/7 memorial firm 'in difficulty'
Corus plans another 366 job cuts

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Jobseeker at a jobs fair Situations vacant?
Where job seekers outstrip vacancies by 30 to one
Glyn Davies Dreams turn sour
Britons abroad feel the pinch from the weak pound
Bidders Great loss
At an auction at a bankrupt kitchen company

COPING DURING THE RECESSION
Coins Full guide to where to get help

Are your savings safe?
What to do if you lose your job
How small businesses can cope
Graduates: Getting your first job
How to negotiate during redundancy
Your latest questions answered

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RECESSION BASICS

Find out how the downturn took shape
Puzzled by the jargon? We explain
The big numbers in context
Why do we need economic growth?
Fnd out what's actually a recession
And what the G20 summit was all about
VIDEO REPORTS
Students What future for the class of 2009?

Sir John Major 'We have never seen anything like this'

Stephen Green HSBC boss on banking reform

Man building wall UK recession 'worse than thought'

Graduate Graduates facing drop in job vacancies

Online freelancer Battling the recession with technology

Stephanie Flanders Stephanomics: The latest economics analysis from Stephanie Flanders

Robert Peston Robert Peston's blog: Keep up-to-date with the latest business analysis


WORKING LUNCH
Talk your way to a bargain
Payoffs and the taxman
MONEYBOX
Offshore Icelandic funds at risk
Icesave compensation set to begin
MONEY PROGRAMME
Money for nothing
HBOS: Breaking the bank

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