Charity Lattitude Global Volunteering is offering bursaries to fund volunteering gap years overseas to young people across the West Midlands who may struggle to raise the fee.

The prospect of a takeover battle for Forth Ports has sent shares in the owner of Rosyth, Grangemouth and Tilbury ports soaring by nearly a quarter. After the market closed on Friday, the UK's only listed ports company revealed it had rejected two offers from a consortium of Peel Ports and infrastructure funds AEIF and RREEF. The first offer was £12.85 a share in cash, which was then ra...

LONDON (Reuters) - UK stocks in the sold-off media and real estate sectors offer value and unrecognised growth, said Fidelity's Sanjeev Shah, manager of the 2.8 billion pound Special Situations fund.

A new jobs website targeting the oil and gas industry has recently gone live after much anticipation. www.oilandgaspeople.com promises to revolutionise the recruitment industry and follows a new model designed to offer candidates and recruiters a better solution.

Florida's once-booming housing market is at the epicentre of America's financial crisis. In 2006, the average price of a family home was $248,300; by 2009, that had fallen to $142,600 A short hop from Disneyworld in the heart of Florida, there's a little slice of Britain on offer at Harry Ramsbottom's pub. Cornish pasties, beans on toast or the house speciality, fish and chips,...

Westinsure Group has reported that 2009 was amongst its best ever years, with £300m of gross written premiums being written. In addition, the firm’s member offices passed the 200 mark as 35 new brokers joined the Alliance. The Group is a large network organisation consisting of independent, community-based insurance brokers, enabling independent brokers to offer top class

priceline.com says it has become the first major online travel agency to offer a $25 credit card refund to hotel customers who can find a lower price than what they paid on priceline.com. read more

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Whether you want to put away some spare cash for a rainy day or you'd like to invest for the future, an individual savings account (ISA) is worth considering. Introduced in 1999 to replace Peps and Tessas, ISAs offer a wide range of options when it comes to saving and investing. First up is the cash ISA. These operate like savings accounts, allowing you to earn interest on your deposit. They&...

Business leaders in the north west today urged the Chancellor to use his last Budget before the general election to boost small firms and scrap plans for corporate and personal tax rises. They want Alistair Darling to offer a 'credible' economic plan for balancing the nation's books and to foster an environment that encourages SMEs to grow.