Shoplifters are making off with goods worth almost £400,000 every day, a British retail body reveals.

The Bank of England should "hold its nerve" and avoid pressure to raise interest rates, an influential economics forecaster says.

Board level directors are out of touch with managers beneath them, a new management report suggests.

Chinese property prices rise again in December, but at their slowest rate in a year, as the government tackles a possible price bubble.

Chinese President Hu Jintao says the international currency system dominated by the US dollar is a "product of the past", ahead of a visit to Washington.

Plans to allow couples to share maternity leave are to be outlined by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Shares in BP rise 2% after the oil giant announced a joint venture with Russian energy firm Rosneft late on Friday.

A late rush of plane orders helped European aircraft-maker Airbus to record higher sales than US rival Boeing in 2010.