Households and businesses have "no appetite" to take on new debts as the UK economic outlook remains uncertain, a banking body says.

Martin Offiah believes football can deal with its problem with racism by becoming a more family-friendly sport like rugby league.

Work begins to demolish a block of flats left close to collapse after flooding in Newcastle.

Ceefax, the BBC's teletext service, is given a lifetime achievement award by the Plain English Campaign to mark its last day on air after 38 years.

Nine men in Greater Manchester are charged following an investigation into child sex exploitation.

Computer-based financial market trading can be beneficial, a government report led by the chief scientific adviser concludes.

The BBC's Panorama airs its programme into why Newsnight dropped an investigation into sexual abuse claims against Jimmy Savile.

Car insurance premiums fell in the third quarter of the year, according to a regular survey by the AA motoring organisation.