Barclays announces share issue
08.13 Wed Jun 25
Barclays has issued £4.5 billion of shares to shore up its finances.
Happiest day of the year
16.10 Fri Jun 20
A psychologist has named June 20 the happiest day of the year after creating a formula for fun.
Three illegal immigrants on the run
07.12 Fri Jun 20
Three immigration offenders are still on the run after breaking out of a detention centre.
Hunt for escaped illegal immigrants
18.14 Thu Jun 19
Police are continuing to hunt for immigration offenders who broke out of a detention centre.
Chancellor calls for pay restraint
08.53 Thu Jun 19
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.
Chancellor calls for pay restraint
06.33 Thu Jun 19
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.
King warns inflation may hit 4%
22.13 Tue Jun 17
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has warned inflation may rise above 4 per cent this year as oil and energy prices soar.
Fuel strikers get pay deal
19.27 Tue Jun 17
A deal to resolve the fuel tanker drivers' pay dispute has been agreed, the Unite union announced.
Apprentice winner 'top of the League'
17.31 Thu Jun 12
Apprentice winner Lee McQueen has compared himself to a Premier League football player.
Apprentice winner speaks
23.53 Wed Jun 11
Tycoon Sir Alan Sugar has chosen his new protege in the finale to BBC1's The Apprentice.
Strike talks continue
21.07 Wed Jun 11
Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel-tanker drivers are set to go down to the wire.
New rules to protect consumers
11.16 Mon May 26
A new UK law to protect consumers from rogue traders has come into force.
Managing director quits Arsenal
10.02 Thu May 01
The man who oversaw Arsenal's move from Highbury to their new stadium is leaving the club.
Oil prices set another record
08.23 Mon Apr 21
Oil prices have reached a new high of more than $117 dollars a barrel as fears grow over supply.
Bank of England cuts rates to 5%
22.21 Thu Apr 10
The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent in a bid to boost the economy.
House prices drop 2.5 per cent
22.44 Tue Apr 08
House prices fell by 2.5 per cent in March, the biggest fall in a single month since September 1992.
Severn Trent faces heavy fine
08.01 Tue Apr 08
Water company Severn Trent Water is facing a record fine of £35.8 million.
Tax change brings criticism for Brown
10.03 Mon Apr 07
Gordon Brown is under fire again for scrapping the 10p starting rate of income tax.
Bradford & Bingley profits plummet
08.20 Wed Feb 13
Profits at mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley virtually halved in 2007 after an "eventful and difficult" period for the banking sector.
Pension warning for non-savers
08.40 Tue Feb 12
Research suggests under-35s have big dreams but few assets.
Venezuela threatens to cut US oil supply
12.40 Mon Feb 11
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the United States unless a lawsuit is dropped.
SocGen offers cut-price shares
12.26 Mon Feb 11
Societe Generale, the French bank hit by a rogue trader scandal, is trying to raise money by selling shares at knock-down prices.
Government takes on Northern Rock debts
11.38 Thu Feb 07
Northern Rock "has not been nationalised", even though billions of pounds lent to the bank have been brought onto the Government's books.
Derby reveal new owners
09.49 Mon Jan 28
Derby have confirmed that the US-based General Sports and Entertainment (GSE) group is the new owner of the club.
British brewer to be carved up by takeover
09.48 Fri Jan 25
Scottish & Newcastle has agreed a £7.8 billion takeover that will lead to its business being divided between Heineken and Carlsberg.
Profits soar for bird's nest farmers
08.45 Fri Jan 18
Entrepreneurs in a fishing village in Thailand have set up farms to profit from the demand for bird's nest soup in China.
FTSE closes at 6215.7
17.18 Mon Jan 14
The London market broke a three-day losing streak after property and retail stocks enjoyed a return to investor favour.
Npower announces energy price rises
23.48 Thu Jan 03
Energy provider Npower has confirmed its standard gas and electricity prices will rise by more than ten per cent.
Money forces family out of ancestral home
15.56 Wed Jan 02
A failed business venture is forcing an aristocrat and his wife to leave a home owned by their family for 1,000 years.
Scottish Lib Dems want Trump probe
08.01 Mon Dec 17 2007
The Liberal Democrats want an independent inquiry into the handling of Donald Trump's £1 billion golf project in Aberdeenshire.
Post office closures delayed by elections
19.27 Wed Nov 21 2007
The Government has intervened to prevent post office closures in the run-up to local elections next year.
Sainsbury's profits up despite failed bid
12.18 Wed Nov 14 2007
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has announced a 20 per cent improvement in its half-year profits.
City set to lose 6,500 jobs after jitters
18.42 Sun Oct 07 2007
The recent stock market turmoil could result in the loss of around 6,500 City jobs next year, experts have warned.
Banks reassure customers over loans
14.32 Wed Sep 26 2007
Mortgage lenders insist the availability of loans should not be affected by the problems in global credit markets.
Restrictions relaxed despite foot-and-mouth case
07.54 Tue Sep 25 2007
A seventh case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed within the existing Protection Zone in Surrey.
Arsenal transfer boost
15.41 Mon Sep 24 2007
Arsenal will have £70 million to spend on transfers after the club announced an annual operating profit of £51.2 million.
Alliance & Leicester increase mortgage rates
11.29 Fri Sep 21 2007
Alliance & Leicester have become the latest high street bank to increase mortgage rates.
Red lights dim in Amsterdam
10.51 Fri Sep 21 2007
About a third of Amsterdam's red-lit windows for prostitutes will disappear from the city centre.
Profits jump for Morrisons
11.22 Thu Sep 20 2007
Supermarket chain Morrisons has seen its profits almost double despite a reduction in market conditions following the wet summer.
Sainsbury takeover steps up a gear
11.08 Thu Sep 20 2007
The takeover of Sainsbury's has moved a step closer after the supermarket chain agreed to listen to a potential buyer.
UK's oldest council homes may be sold
17.42 Thu Sep 06 2007
Two thatched cottages, built while Henry VIII was King and thought to be Britain's oldest council homes, are expected to fetch £200,000.
Commuter chaos as Tube workers strike
22.11 Mon Sep 03 2007
Commuters have struggled home after the Rail Maritime and Transport Union pressed ahead with a 72-hour strike by Tube maintenance workers.
Maintenance strike fears for commuters
11.54 Mon Sep 03 2007
The Rail Maritime and Transport Union is pressing ahead with a 72-hour strike by Tube maintenance workers.
Plane logos criticised
08.12 Mon Sep 03 2007
The Co-op group has described the use of plane logos on air-freighted food as "lazy thinking".
FTSE closes at 6220.1
17.30 Fri Aug 24 2007
London's blue chips closed in positive territory for the sixth session in a row, marking a welcome respite from last week's turmoil.
Tube strikes planned
15.32 Thu Aug 23 2007
Maintenance workers on the London Underground are planning to strike next month.
FTSE closes at 6078.7
17.51 Mon Aug 20 2007
London's blue-chip stocks edged tentatively ahead as an element of calm returned to the market following last week's turbulence.
Undercover advertising for The Simpsons
14.14 Sun Jul 29 2007
The makers of The Simpsons movie have shunned the tried and tested ways of advertising the film.
Co-op to axe 1,000 finance jobs
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
The Co-op is set to axe up to 1,000 jobs across its financial services businesses.
Brown has no Euro plans
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Gordon Brown has no plans to scrap the pound but admitted Britain constantly considers the possibility of joining the Euro.
Undercover advertising for The Simpsons
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
The makers of The Simpsons movie have shunned the tried and tested ways of advertising the film.
Mr Nasty's huge profit
13.49 Sat Jul 14 2007
Simon Cowell's company has announced a profit of £9 million before tax.
UK lags behind on working practices
07.44 Thu Jun 14 2007
The UK is lagging behind its European competitors on working practices according to a report by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
Blues silent on takeover rumours
18.06 Sun Jun 10 2007
Birmingham insist they cannot comment on reports the club is set to be sold for £70million to a businessman based in the Far East.
Bates offer accepted by Leeds creditors
10.44 Mon Jun 04 2007
Ken Bates is back in control of Leeds United after a recount of the votes at a creditors' meeting.
Payslip fraud fears
14.40 Fri Jun 01 2007
An increasing number of websites are thought to offer fake payslips helping people to take out bank loans they cannot afford.
Calls to clamp down of VAT fraud
12.22 Fri May 25 2007
A Commons committee has called for tough action to combat £170 billion VAT fraud which is occurring in European Union.
BA sets millions aside for fines
13.55 Fri May 18 2007
British Airways has set aside £350 million to cover potential fines and claims relating to a breach of competition law.
Pay deals drop by 0.5%
07.24 Fri May 18 2007
Average pay deals have fallen back to 3 per cent since the beginning of the year.
Thaksin moves closer to City takeover
08.52 Tue May 01 2007
Former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given access to Manchester City's accounts.
Man City receive takeover bid
10.50 Tue Apr 24 2007
Former Manchester City player Ray Ranson has launched a £90 million bid for the Premiership club along with a consortium.
Virgin search for green plane fuel
07.26 Tue Apr 24 2007
Sir Richard Branson believes his Virgin Atlantic jumbos could be using fuel made from Soya, vegetables or newspaper within two years.
Pound reaches 26-year high against dollar
16.47 Wed Apr 18 2007
The pound has reached a 26-year high against the dollar, rising to $2.01.
BA wins airline award
09.04 Wed Apr 18 2007
British Airways has been named airline of the year despite losing more bags in 2006 than any other major European carrier.
American buys stake in Arsenal
19.04 Thu Apr 05 2007
Arsenal could become the next Premiership club in foreign hands as Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to buy ITV's stake in the club.
The pensions black hole
23.43 Mon Apr 02 2007
The row between Gordon Brown and business bosses over the pensions black hole has become increasingly bitter.
Council tax up 4.3%
12.17 Tue Mar 27 2007
The average council tax set by local authorities in England for 2007-08 for a Band D property will be £1,321.
Post Offices under threat
22.02 Thu Mar 15 2007
In two weeks, the Government will announce plans to close 2,500 local post offices.
Rise in crimes against companies
11.01 Wed Mar 14 2007
Figures show the number of crime-related insurance claims made by companies has increased by a fifth in the past year.
ITV Play removed from digital platforms
17.55 Tue Mar 13 2007
The TV quiz channel ITV Play will be replaced on digital platforms by a catch-up channel called ITV2+1.
British deal lined up for Aston Martin
13.12 Fri Mar 09 2007
Luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin could soon be back in British hands.
Workers take seven months to assess job
10.39 Tue Feb 27 2007
Workers in a new job are often hit by a "seven-month itch" when they start thinking about whether to stay or move on.
Congestion Charge upsets London businesses
08.14 Mon Feb 19 2007
Businesses have criticised the extension of London's Congestion Charge zone.