The compensation limit for people who lose money if their bank, building society or credit union goes bust, has increased from £50,000 to £85,000.

Fears of hard times ahead mean half of us will stay at home for New Year's Eve to save money, says a survey.

The chairman of British Airways, Martin Broughton, is among business leaders receiving knighthoods in the New Year Honours List.

House prices ended the year barely higher than they started, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.

The government's spending cuts are difficult but vital to help the UK back onto its feet, the prime minister says in his new year message.

London's iconic Grosvenor House hotel is bought from the Royal Bank of Scotand by an Indian business.

Bookselling group Borders has delayed payment to some publishers to preserve cash as it struggles to refinance its debt.

Ex banker in charge of upping the number of women on boards says more must be done but quotas "not likely".