Quarterly profits at Chinese internet search engine Baidu have more than trebled as its dominance in its homeland continues

MPs publish a scathing attack on the UK tax authority's "mismanagement" which led to unexpected tax demands for millions of people.

Scams hit one in 20 people in the UK last year, with most losing money by handing over bank details or paying upfront fees.

Young people are facing a "long retirement spent in poverty", according to the head of a new review into private sector pensions.

The confidence of UK consumers in the economy and their finances has suffered its biggest drop in 16 years, a survey says.

Hundreds of debt advisers in England and Wales stop taking on new cases because their funding is to be axed next month.

The cost of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill pushes BP into its first annual loss since 1992, but the firm restores dividend payments.

House prices fell slightly last month, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.