Unemployment in the UK has fallen to below two million for the first time since 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The number of jobless people fell by 154,000 to 1.97 million in the three months to the end of August, beating expectations.

Chancellor George Osborne said the fall in unemployment was evidence that the Government’s long-term economic plan is working. He added: “I'm the first to say there are still too many people out of work. We need to make further reforms to our welfare system so that people have a life of work, rather than a life on the dole.”

"The UK labour market remains strong. However, there are some areas of concern such as the slowest increase in employment for 15 months, which suggests that the pace of economic growth is easing," said British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) chief economist David Kern.