Shane Croucher

Following months of talk of a house price bubble in London, prices have fallen for three months.

Building society says gross mortgage lending falls 9% across year to £5.8bn in three months to June.

Thai GDP grows by 0.9% in three months to June, after junta seized control in May.

Simon Clegg, who brought Olympics to London in 2012, organising Azerbaijan's Baku 2015 event.

From owner of Sports Direct to boss of Virgin Group, these business people didn't need A-levels.

Low gold prices encouraged frenzy of jewellery buying in India and China in 2013.

Rics survey finds slowing demand in London and fewer members reporting higher house prices.

Centre for Cities calls for local councils to commission back-to-work scheme providers.

The Bank of England is considering when to raise rates, but labour data makes this difficult.

Weak wage growth will persist in 2014 according to central bank's inflation report.

ONS data shows pay excluding bonuses grew at just 0.6% in the three months to June 2014.

Royal Bank of Scotland gifts £3.53m worth of the bank's shares to 10 top executives.

IPPR thinktank shows UK labour market experiencing fastest rate of self-employment growth in Western Europe.

Economics thinktank warns unresolved fiscal reforms and unpopularity of President Francois Hollande is a major risk to the euro.

Survey of Scottish attitudes finds overwhelming support for the use of sterling if UK splits.

Rupert Soames, chief executive of Serco, says trading was 'poor' in first half of 2014.

Copy of Sports Direct's controversial zero hours contract leaked.

Work and pensions secretary says 'disincentives to work' left British workers sitting at home.

Property investors are cashing in the housing shortage, which is driving up house prices.

CIPD labour market report highlights ongoing weakness in wage growth for British workers.

Ukraine crisis also bites down on markets as Russia imposes sanctions on Western exports.

Nielsen says UK consumer confidence rising four times more quickly than world as a whole.

US economy destination for hundreds of billions of pounds of British investment.

Savills highlights Londoners selling up and quitting city to seek better schools and bigger homes.

Russian ban on British beef post-BSE crisis was lifted a year ago and now meat is banned again.

Britain's low interest rates support MoJ data showing fewer people in mortgage arrears.

China crackdown on graft sees Qingdao Port probed on commodities fraud allegations.

Halifax said average UK house price lifts 10.2% over year in July to hit £186,322

But firm will stay headquartered in US, shunning 'inversion' trend to relocate to UK and cut tax bill.