Leicester proves to be biggest rental hotspot as prices soar by 45% in 2014
London is still the most expensive city for renting in the UK.
Supermarket price wars leave 100 suppliers facing insolvency
A new report says 100 suppliers could be put out of business by price wars.
SNB shock policy reversal renders Alpari UK insolvent in one day
On 15 January, the Swiss National Bank abandoned the euro cap.
Schlumberger axes 9,000 jobs as IEA predicts oil prices to remain low in 2015
The world's largest oilfield services provider said it will cut 7% of its workforce.
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Why UK house price growth will be unstoppable in 2015
HSBC admits it's too 'hard to be too negative on the British property market'.
Cadbury axing 200 Birmingham factory jobs to keep Bournville competitive
Cadbury is owned by American group Mondelez International.
UK house prices grow at slowest annual pace since May 2013
General Election uncertainty weighs heavily on buyer demand says Rics.
George Osborne calls for calm over inflation figures
UK inflation at 0.5% in December is no need for alarm, says the Chancellor.
Royal Mint seeks expansion into Southeast Asia with Thailand deal
The government owned firm will target Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
UK inflation equals lowest level on record as oil costs plummet
The Bank of England governor Mark Carney will have to write to the Chancellor George Osborne.
December sales worst since financial crash
December saw the worst sales performance since the financial crash in 2008, according to the BRC.
Navy veteran Joseph Fontan to pay back just £1 after extorting thousands from City traders with death threats
Joseph Fontan is serving 11-year sentence for threatening to kill Charlie Thomas and Andy Ritchie.
UK house prices: Properties in Tory seats worth £100,000 more than Labour constituencies
Savills says the home-owning Conservative voter has done very well over the past five years.
UK state pension: Two million retirees will 'miss out' on new pension
Hargreaves Lansdown warns the new state pension system will be complicated in the short term.
Santander embarks on €7.5bn fundraising mission via shareholders
The company will be selling shares to raise the funds.
Petrol prices: Unleaded falls to five year low below 110p per litre
The average price has been calculated at 109.8p per litre.
Food bank boss warns of 'rising distress' of families facing 'catastrophic collapse' in income
Chris Mould, chair of the Trussell Trust, also says he has seen unfair benefit decisions rise.
Harold Hamm divorce: Former wife Sue Ann Arnall rejects $975m cheque from oil tycoon
Oil tycoon Harold Hamm offered nearly $1bn to settle the couple's acrimonious divorce.
Sainsbury's reports first Christmas sales drop in a decade
Sales were down by 1.7% in its third quarter results.
Retail prices drop for twentieth consecutive month in December
Deflation was 1.7% in December, according to the BRC.
Mis-selling PPI: UK banks years away from ending scandal payouts
Britain's financial ombudsman receives 4,000 new PPI complaints a week.
FTSE 100 bosses earn more in two working days of 2015 than average person in a year
The High Pay Centre has dubbed 6 January 'Fat Cat Tuesday'.
FTSE 100 struggles to grow as oil prices tumble to below $50
US crude oil fell to as low as $49.32 in today's trading session.
UK house prices to rise as first time buyer level hits seven year high
Number of first time buyers rose 22% compared with 2013.
Wainscott Capital Management founder Thomas Gilbert Sr 'shot in head by son at Manhattan apartment'
Thomas Gilbert Jr was arrested by New York police after multi-millionaire father shot dead.
General election is biggest concern for British businesses says Deloitte
However, Deloitte study shows companies are still stepping up investment in 2015.
UK shareholders to receive £85.3bn in dividends in 2015
Additional one-off payouts are set to be paid out by Britain's biggest firms.
UK rail fares rise: What do commuters think?
IBTimes UK spoke to commuters to see what they thought of the hike in prices.
Rail commuters hit with 2.5% fares hike
The average rail fare up 2.2%, as unions express anger over stagnant wages.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage performs fresh U-turn by using hedge funds to power election push
This comes despite Farage once saying that such deals are "just not on"
Edward Snowden's legal defence fund accepts bitcoin donations
Fund is managed by Courage Foundation that looks to build Snowden support network around world.
Bitcoin rates plummet 58% in 2014
Bitcoin rates peaked at $951.39 on 6 January and plunged to the lowest level to $309.87 on 30 December.
E-cigarette sales soar by 50% in 2014 to become fastest growing supermarket product
Some 17.3 million e-cigarettes were sold in 2014.
Canary Wharf's third largest shareholder Franklin Mutual backs Qatari bid
Franklin Mutual has a 7% stake in Canary Wharf Group, which is majority owned by Songbird Estates.
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