A rising number of tenants are struggling to pay rent to their landlords, according to industry figures.

A new KPMG-led study suggests the jobs market is "on the road to recovery", with a strong rise in demand for staff.

UK house prices have continued to slip, the Halifax says, falling by 1.3% in December compared with the previous month.

Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Lord Oakeshott says the coalition government is still "very much fighting" to restrict bank bonuses.

The severe weather in December cost UK airports operator BAA £24m, the company says, with passenger numbers down nearly 11%.

Sainsbury's reports its "best ever" Christmas sales despite the "challenging" weather conditions in December.

Investors are watching closely as Portugal prepares to go to the financial markets to sell up to 1.25bn euros of debt.

The German economy rebounded strongly in 2010, growing by 3.6%, according to the national statistics office.