Shane Croucher

Treasury Select Committee says Autumn Statement has become second full budget but should just be review.

Frances O'Grady, TUC director general, will use speech to warn of "wholesale scrapping of workers' rights".

Chancellor Osborne insists austerity is only way to recover public finances despite prospect of intensified downturn in UK economy.

Bombs planted in Ivan Glasenberg's postbox and Credit Suisse branch in Switzerland during Davos World Economic Forum.

Shane Croucher takes apart a popular letter to the prime minister working its way around social media.

ONS preliminary data shows -0.3 percent contraction of UK economy in fourth quarter of 2012.

Triple-dip recession looms as ONS preliminary data says UK economy contracted 0.3 percent in 2012's fourth quarter.

Vodafone owns 45 percent of its US joint venture with Verizon Communications.

Confederation of British Industry survey shows retail sector is "far from out of the woods".

Incoming governor reassures after ex-MPC member Adam Posen attacks Mervyn King's dominance in monetary policymaking.

Monetary Policy Committee meeting showing preference for Funding for Lending Scheme to stimulate UK economy.

ONS data also shows employment rate rising despite weak UK economy.

TUI AG said in statement it would not make an offer for Europe's largest tour operator, TUI Travel, in which it holds a majority stake.

Peroni and Grolsch brewer SABMiller says in interim management statement lager sales up 2 percent year-on-year in third quarter.

Public debt as a portion of GDP now 70.7 percent, reports Office for National Statistics.

Find Invest Grow calls for tax relief extension among other ideas in new manifesto.

Bank of England's Trends in Lending report blames lack of demand, not credit availability, for fall in three months to November.

Ernst & Young predicting just 0.9 percent growth in 2013 for UK economy.

FT and Penguin publisher Pearson PLC said earnings-per-share would be lower than previously thought after weak fourth quarter.

Sales volume fell despite annual Christmas shopping rush.

Mobile device retail sales growth is staggering 304 percent year on year in 2012.

Home Retail Group expects full-year profit to beat forecasts by as much as £10m.

Around 4,200 jobs at risk as Deloitte called in to Blockbuster UK, the latest casualty on Britain's high street.

Irish food regulator finds beefburger sold by Tesco contained 29 percent horsemeat.

Homebuilder Barratt said it would "conservatively set" dividend despite significant profit boost in six months to December 31.

HMV boss Trevor Moore optimistic as administrators look for buyers and try to save jobs.

Sir Mervyn King tells MPs Goldman Sachs' delay of bonus payments until after tax drop "clumsy and lacking in care".

ONS reports third successive month of UK CPI inflation at 2.7 percent.

Almost 70m passengers passed through Heathrow Airport in a record-breaking 2012.