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The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.

The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

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, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.

Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.

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

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

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

The price of gas around Europe has risen sharply due to increased demand as a result of the cold weather and reports of reduced supply from Russia.

The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.

Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.

The chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to award a bonus to chief executive Stephen Hester.

Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.

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

Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.

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

The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.