Ryanair is reprimanded for a "denigratory" advertising campaign that falsely implied rival Thomas Cook was likely to go into administration.

The House of Lords backs an amendment to the government's health bill aimed at assuaging Liberal democrat concerns over a growth of competition within the NHS.

Tokyo prosecutors charge Japanese camera-maker Olympus and three former executives in connection with a $1.7bn accounting scandal.

Vulnerable people in care homes may be struggling to get access to GPs and routine medicines in England, a review suggests.

A record number of goldfinches visited gardens in the UK and Ireland in 2011, a survey by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) suggests.

Sportswear firm Adidas unveils its best-ever annual profits, as hopes rise this year's Olympics will help it break more records.

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir George Mathewson says plans to break up the bank are "totally inappropriate".

The John Lewis Partnership reports a fall in annual profits and cuts its staff bonus for the first time in three years.