Raleigh Cycle, one of the best-known and oldest bicycle makers in the UK, is bought by Dutch rival Accell for $100m (£62m).

Paul Lewis of BBC Radio 4's Money Box and fraud victim Paul Forrester describes the impact of being conned, as the Financial Services Authority publishes a so-called "sucker list".

Barclays chairman Marcus Agius is heckled at the firm's annual general meeting, as the bank faces a shareholder revolt over pay.

The Pensions Regulator is to relax the rules governing 300 company pensions to help deal with funding shortfalls.

The cap on prices that Royal Mail can charge for second-class post should be extended to large letters and parcels, Ofcom proposes.

The family of an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after eating a KFC chicken meal is awarded $8.3m (£5.1m) in damages.

US carmaker Ford reports lower quarterly profits following weak sales in Europe and higher tax charges.

Lloyds Banking Group says it has ended its exclusivity agreement with the Co-operative Group over the sale of 632 bank branches.