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Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

East Kilbride firm Goals Soccer Centres says snow wipes £0.8m off the company's profits in the first six months of the year.

Shares in Australia's biggest investment bank, Macquarie Group, suffer a sharp fall after it issues a profits warning.

The Irish Finance Minister will meet the EU Competition Commissioner Joachim Almunia today to discuss the fate of the collapsed Anglo Irish Bank.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

Banks benefit, but what about the real economy?

Fate of Dublin-based Anglo Irish Bank tops the EU agenda

Many people are in favour of taking steps to reduce the government deficit but they are less clear on where spending should be cut, a poll commissioned by the BBC suggests.

Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.

Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.

The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.

The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.

The Scottish government's exports agency generated more than £500m to the Scottish economy last year, its chief says.

At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.

Afghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.

Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income tax in the past year, with some facing a bill of up to £1,400 - although others can expect a rebate.

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Egypt's literary scene is thriving, with a new generation of writers and poets taking advantage of an increasing number of small publishers and social networking sites to get their work noticed.