How firms 'avoid' pension costs
The BBC hears how some companies managed to shed their pension liabilities by going into administration.
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Debt, cuts and the ghost of Geddes
Big cuts on the horizon, the media campaigning for an end to waste and those affected bitterly protesting. Sound familiar?
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Rothschild 'con left £100K debt'
A woman was left £100,000 in debt by a man who claimed to be the illegitimate son of financier Edmund De Rothschild, a court hears.
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Q&A: Do bankers need their bonuses?
Just why is it that bankers and their defenders say that unless a bonus is paid no-one will be willing to do the job?
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Crossrail's cost burden 'unfair'
London businesses are "unfairly burdened" with half the cost of the £16bn Crossrail even though areas outside the city will benefit, a London Assembly report says.
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Why bankers are still making millions
After the biggest crisis ever to hit the banking sector, and billions of pounds of taxpayer support, why are banks still paying their bankers so much money?
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How to target new customers
Ganesh Selvarajah, an adviser at the government-backed business support service Business Link, looks at some of the ways in which such firms can attract new business.
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Mayor to close offices in India
London Mayor Boris Johnson reveals plans to close offices of the London Development Authority in Indian cities in Mumbai and Delhi.
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Fundraisers scale the 'Gherkin'
Hundreds of charity fundraisers race up 1,037 steps inside one of London's most iconic buildings.
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Artist's month at threatened pole
A Cardiff-based artist who shows wild natural environments threatened by climate change is in Antarctica on a navy survey ship for a month.
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Bosses fear double-dip recession
There are high levels of fear of a double-dip recession among business managers around Britain, according to a survey.
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Businesses pay 2% Crossrail levy
London firms will pay a 2% business rate levy from April to help pay for the £16bn Crossrail, the London Mayor says.
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Click and give
Fundraising websites are now a popular way of collecting money for a good cause. But what impact have they had on sponsoring people and have they helped charities?
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Personal share ownership shrinks
Individuals in the UK now own just 10% of the shares traded on the London stock exchange, new statistics show.
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Regulation clash as Davos begins
The World Economic Forum in Davos begins with bankers and regulators clashing on plans for further regulation.
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SA woman chains herself for tax
A businesswoman in South Africa chains herself to a chair at a local tax office to force them to refund her more than $18,000.
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UK anxiety over influence in Europe after crisis
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Global recession knocks start-ups
The number of new businesses being set up worldwide has dropped during the global recession, a report claims.
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How different is 2010 from 1963?
The weather continues to create chaos across the UK in what some are saying is the coldest winter since 1963 - but how different is it?
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Angry travellers recall journeys
Angry passengers trapped overnight on five Eurostar trains because of the cold weather describe their "nightmare" journeys.
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