Shane Croucher

Syria, Iran, Uzbekistan, North Korea and China to get invitations to 2012 games opening ceremony

London 2012 Olympics not compromised after police officer leaves restricted documents on Dartford train, says Met.

Olympics chaos continues as ticket resale limited to organisers and will not be available to public till April.

Electronic goods store Dixons is the latest high street retailer to suffer from the consumer crunch during the pre-Christmas period.

UK inflation has fallen to 4.2 percent for December, in the Consumer Price Index's third consecutive drop.

Incidents of violence against retail staff soar by staggering 83 percent in 2011.

Olympics organisers and ticket agency at odds over restarting re-sale of unwanted London 2012 tickets.

UK "already in recession" with more contraction to come, Centre for Economics and Business Research warns.

Owner of the Express and Star newspapers Richard Desmond does not know the meaning of "ethical", he told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee hints it will increase quantitative easing while base rate stays unchanged.

Essex County's former fast bowler pleads guilty to taking bribe over 2009 Durham game.

Energy giant second to slash domestic electricity bills by five percent for 5.3 million customers.

British high street giants post poor Christmas trading results and stoke fears of bleak 2012.

Big banks operating in Britain will not flee the country because of the regulations recommended in the Vickers report, a group of MPs hears.

Roadside chain's unprofitable outlets earmarked for closure in run-up to revamp.

EDF's 5% gas tariff reduction puts pressure on rival 'big six' energy suppliers to follow suit.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's defies gloomy retail market to report robust trading and record-breaking Christmas sales.

Britain must thrash Aussies at 2012 games, says culture secretary.

Study finds huge majority of UK companies negative about economic effects of 2012 games.

London-Birmingham-Manchester rail link defies critics and gets green light from transport secretary.

Senior Labour Party figure Lord Glasman is backing Ed Miliband as the man to lead Britain into a new economic system, just a week after criticising his leadership.

Chambers of Commerce survey of UK business shows risk of stagnant economy but no definite recession.

Shares rally as company confirms legal action against serving and former senior managers over accounting scandal.

There's hope for the 127 Britons who face unemployment after the liquidation of ferry firm SeaFrance on 9 January, as Eurotunnel eyes the business's assets.

Britain should sign up to EU treaty and deepen ties with single market, says deputy PM.

Olympic Games site in Stratford 95% complete as project reaches historic day in run-up to 27 July opening.

Greece must speed up its debt restructure or risk getting no more bailout cash, warns senior European leaders.

Nicola Sturgeon warns David Cameron against Westminter setting deadline on Scots voting on their own independence.

Eager people rushing to snatch tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games in a resale have suffered technical problems with the official ticketing website.