Shane Croucher

Live coverage of chancellor George Osborne and former British prime minister Gordon Brown at Leveson Inquiry into press ethics.

Tesco said its UK business is struggling in a tough economic environment as recession takes hold, but sales growth elsewhere was solid.

Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee holds interest rates at their record low and leaves quantitative easing target unchanged despite dismal UK economy

Santander UK customers may be concerned by recent developments in Spain - but should they be worried about their cash?

New Britain service sector information provides hope UK recession ending after purchasing managers index data reveals sector grew in May

House prices across Britain stabilising after stamp duty holiday for first time buyers skewed market

Number of mergers and acquisitions involving UK firms is plummeting, according to official data

Construction sector Markit/CIPS purchasing managers index for May shows growth, though official data shows the sector has collapsed

Lloyds Banking Group stocks lead FTSE 100 as the group announces £809m sale of Australian property loans

Ireland, which held the only popular vote on the new EU treaty, has voted for the new set of deficit rules in a referendum.

Martin Lewis founded MoneySavingExpert in 2003 and has built it up into a household-name brand, offering advice on discounts and campaigning on issues like PPI mis-selling.

Output in the UK manufacturing sector plunges to 3-year low, further reflecting the recession and the dire position of the country's economy.

Ireland casts votes on whether to ratify strict EU fiscal compact treaty that sets new rules on budget deficit targets.

UK house prices rose at a slightly better rate than predicted in May, according to Nationwide, and look set to remain stable.

Justice secretary Ken Clarke tells phone-hacking probe of time journalists tried to bribe his local bank's staff to get his account details.

Bank of England data shows that the number of mortgages to individuals has hit its highest since January, beating analysts' forecasts.

Amadeus, the travel company, has published research showing that the number of Britons flying away this summer is falling as they stay for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Alex Salmond, Scottish first minister and leader of the SNP, says Scotland will keep sterling if it gains independence - but there are a number of problems.

Former prime minister denies that media baron Rupert Murdoch told him to get MP Tom Watson to back off phone hacking scandal

As Britain falls deeper into recession and with no end in sight to the economic crisis, prudent but hungry shoppers are making the most of ever-improving supermarket own brands.

To get the UK economy out of recession the government must incentivise infrastructure investment and underwrite the creditworthiness of major projects, says the Confederation of British Industry.

Jessica Harper, the former head of fraud and security for digital banking at Lloyds, has been charged with allegations of a £2.5m fraud from false invoices.

John Lewis online performed particularly well as the department store seen another consecutive week of double-digit sales growth.

Britain's prime minister told David Cameron parliament that 600,000 jobs had been created in the private sector since his coalition government took office in May 2010.

The retail sales fall wipes out gains made in March and is another sign that the UK is back in recession.

Burberry reported full-year profits of £366m - a 24 percent rise - but said a new investment of around £200m could hit future profitability.

UK firms pay a price with older workers who are forced to work as their savings and pensions dwindle in value.

Bank of England economists have cut their growth forecast for the UK economy in 2012 by a third, as the eurozone crisis weighs on the economy.

Unemployment has fallen in March, defying expectations of a rise after news that the UK has re-entered recession.