High street sales have picked up slightly driven by sales of computers and school uniforms ready for the new academic year.

New Zealand is attempting to calculate the cost of Saturday's earthquake and its continued aftershocks.

The London Underground network has been crippled by the first in a planned series of 24-hour strikes by workers.

Ben Shore and Stuart Fraser analyse Europe's attempts to further regulate its financial sector.

Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.

One of the world's best-paid bankers, Bob Diamond, is to become the chief executive of Barclays.

France faces serious disruption in a nationwide strike to fight proposals to raise the retirement age.

British Airways and Iberia have drawn up a shortlist of up to 12 airlines which they hope to buy or merge with once their own tie-up has been completed.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

Poor grain harvests around the world, and especially in Russia, have seen a steady rise in prices

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

The Irish Finance Minister will meet the EU Competition Commissioner Joachim Almunia today to discuss the fate of the collapsed Anglo Irish Bank.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

Many people are in favour of taking steps to reduce the government deficit but they are less clear on where spending should be cut, a poll commissioned by the BBC suggests.

At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.

Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income tax in the past year, with some facing a bill of up to £1,400 - although others can expect a rebate.

Egypt's literary scene is thriving, with a new generation of writers and poets taking advantage of an increasing number of small publishers and social networking sites to get their work noticed.

High Street banks have been accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.

Global food prices have reached a 20 year high and there are concerns they could climb even further after Russia decided to extend its ban on wheat exports.

Since the credit crunch Dubai has been attracting tourists with massively discounted prices at luxury hotels but during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan the city is having to work even harder to entice tourists.