Premier Foods is "to simplify" its controversial practice of asking its suppliers for payments to continue doing business with the firm.
Clegg: Osborne's plans don't add up
The Conservatives must "come clean" about future spending plans, Deputy PM Nick Clegg tells the BBC - as Chancellor George Osborne accuses him of planning "hefty income tax rises".
Watchdog to aid consumer disputes
A retail watchdog, led by an ombudsman, is set up to resolve disputes between shops and customers.
Article written by Robert Peston
Robert Peston
Economics editor
4 December 2014
We learned in the Autumn Statement that, on their current fiscal policies, a Labour government would need £50bn less in spending cuts or tax rises than the Tories. Would that be good or bad for Britain?
Article written by Kamal Ahmed
Kamal Ahmed
Business editor
3 December 2014
Changing technology companies' tax arrangements is harder than you think.
Article written by Linda Yueh
Linda Yueh
Chief business correspondent
8 December 2014
Time seems like a luxury for Japan's leaders, yet it's the very thing that they need, to turn around an economy that's been struggling for two decades.
Parklife festival fined for 'mum' text
The Manchester festival is fined £70,000 after sending a text messages claiming to be from festival-goers' mums.
Cuts warnings 'hyperbolic' - Osborne
Chancellor George Osborne says claims about the impact of spending cuts are exaggerated, as he defends his Autumn Statement.
Portugal's modernising winemakers
How young winemakers in Portugal are modernising their industry and securing bigger export sales.
Anfield expansion to 59,000 to begin
Liverpool say they will begin work on Monday to increase Anfield's capacity from about 45,500 to 59,000.
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Victoria's Secret: 'It's soft porn'
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'Penthouse slums'
Hong Kong's poor hidden away on the rooftops
Horror films to hotels
The boss who gave up on Hollywood to launch a travel app
Bright idea
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Wealthy but food-poor
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Sinclair's world
How the Spectrum's creator changed the world
Drug dependency
Is India too reliant on Chinese imports?
Cuts calculations
Where will the 'sledgehammer' cuts fall?
Putin under pressure
Is economic malaise a threat to Russia's president?
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