young people

Young unemployed people are under severe stress leading to many feeling suicidal, a survey has found.

Charity The Prince's Trust commissioned YouGOV to find out how those aged under-25 feel about being out of work, with more than 900,000 still not in employment, education or training.

40% of youngsters have experienced the symptoms of mental illness, while even more shockingly one in three of the long-term unemployed have thought about suicide as a way out of their plight.

Millionaires are to blame for the European youth jobs crisis, according to a report in the New Statesman.

At least 26 million are unemployed in the continent, and many of them are moving country in order to find work.

There are now 8 million fewer Europeans aged 20 to 24 compared with 1989, so the problem isn't the number, and they are better qualified than their parents, so skills aren't the problem.

The magazine blames millionaires, citing the figure that while 170 bankers in Germany earn more than 1 million Euros each year, in London that figure is 2,400.

Young people have been getting more anti-benefits over the last few years, we have been told.

But an article in today's Guardian says these attitudes have been exaggerated, and that political parties that try to exploit them for votes are likely to be disappointed.

Analysing the British Social Attitudes Survey, the writers show that those born since 1979 - known as Generation Y - have a fairly stable view of public spending, with 93% supporting increasing or maintaining tax at the same level to support spending on health, education and social benefits.

Do you want to set up in business but aren't sure if it is for you or how to go about it?

The BBC has interviewed some young people who have got companies off the ground, and their advice could help you make the decision.

More and more people are setting up in self-employment, and the pros and cons of the government's New Enterprise Allowance are discussed.

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