Holidaymakers whose plans were wrecked when a tour firm collapsed may have to wait up to eight months for compensation.

Asian markets tumble after Wall Street has worst sell-off in more than two years on fears about US economy and European debt.

Councils must publish lists of their assets to show which can be sold instead of cutting services, the government says.

Business networking site LinkedIn reports a 120% rise in second-quarter revenues in its first results as a publicly-traded company.

Australia's central bank cuts its forecast for growth due to a "slower-than-expected" recovery from floods earlier this year.

Royal Bank of Scotland reports a half-year loss after taking a £733m hit on its exposure to Greek government bonds.

European stock markets fall sharply in early trade as investors continue to worry about the eurozone debt crisis and the US economy.

House prices have gone up for the third month in a row, according to the Halifax mortgage lender.