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MPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting

Some 300 travellers with insurance claims resulting from the ash cloud disruption in May 2010 will

Tourist bookings for visits to Scotland around the time of the London Olympics are rising, it is

The European Parliament votes after a heated debate to back a call for national sports teams to

Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has

Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore

Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors

Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a

Ireland's Central Bank says the country's domestic economy will remain in recession through 2012.

An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather "Cooper" in Germany, after the

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee criticises banks for not lending enough

Ofcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to

The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future

Do the super-rich pay their way?

Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers

Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks,

Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official

The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of

The chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to

Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment

Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court

Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and

The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services

The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for

Action has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over

Swiss authorities investigate 12 US, European and Japanese banks over claims they have been fixing

RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton says chief executive Stephen Hester was 'entitled' to a

The woman credited with foreseeing the financial crash claimed people love to bash the bankers but

Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state

Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of

Just how good is the state of UK-India trade?

The UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a

Shares in video game retailer Game Group soar by 40% after lenders revise the firm's banking

Out of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online world

Simon Jack hears from Peter Winslow, chief executive of BGL Group - the company behind compare the

The eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy

Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to

The owner of the glass manufacturer Pilkington says it will close one of its three UK production

Glencore, the world's biggest commodities trader, is in talks to buy Xstrata, a deal that would

Why is the England-Pakistan Test match not bowling fans over?

Wrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests

The UK will enter recession in the first half of the year as households continue to cut back, says