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Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.

Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.

Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.

A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has agreed a deal to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).

Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.

Incoming BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

In Dubai's port area, the renewed clampdown by the US on trade with Iran is hurting many legitimate, local businesses.

The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

A colourful history of the famous book publisher

Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.

A businessman investigated by City of London police is facing 30 charges of fraud

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, confirms he will come back to the UK to stand trail on theft charges.

Airbus parent firm EADS says it is confident about future orders, despite reporting a fall in second-quarter earnings.

US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.

The Pensions Regulator is challenging a crucial plan to pay off the £10bn deficit in the Royal Mail pension scheme.

Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.

BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

Assets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.

Walt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.

A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).