Some 49,000 people are being told they are at risk of being targeted by fraudsters after their names were found on a hit-list.

The UK needs to revolutionise the power industry to meet its climate change laws, according to a report by the government's climate advisers.

Hundreds of thousands of people who care for friends or family are missing out on financial support, the charity Carers UK says.

Consumers have spent more money using their debits cards than with cash over a year for the first time in the UK.

East Asia is leading world economic recovery but risks of currency inflows and inflation will challenge future growth, says the Asian Development Bank.

The US Supreme Court agrees to consider Wal-Mart's challenge to a major class-action lawsuit alleging the retail chain discriminated against female employees.

US President Barack Obama says a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans.

Ministers say there is no need to increase the size of the current emergency bail-out fund for the eurozone.