The UK's manufacturing sector grew at the same record pace in February as the month before, but inflationary pressure remain.

Rising oil prices push petrol prices to a new record above 130p per litre and lead Thomas Cook to introduce its first fuel surcharge.

The US puts China's top search engine Baidu on a list of 'notorious markets' for counterfeit and pirated goods.

Pearson says the stake in the publishing group held by Libya's sovereign wealth fund has been frozen as governments block Libyan assets.

The Bank of England governor Mervyn King says inflation will fall back to target - but there is no certainty about the timing.

Young women could face increases in the cost of car insurance if insurers are told to stop quoting different prices for men and women.

How companies talk about themselves on Twitter feeds or Facebook profiles are to be policed like adverts.

A new ballot of cabin crew at British Airways for industrial action in their ongoing dispute, begins on Tuesday.