Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is set to meet food retailers and trade bodies later to establish what is being done to restore consumer confidence.

Japanese shares rise after finance ministers of the G20 group of nations avoid singling out Japan for criticism over the recent yen weakness.

Thailand's economic growth exceeds expectations in the last three months of 2012 as it continues to recover from the previous year's devastating floods.

David Cameron says Britain and India can be one of the great partnerships of the 21st century, as he arrives in Mumbai to begin a three-day visit.

Workers at the Spanish airline Iberia have begun a five-day strike in protest at planned job cuts and salary reductions.

Sterling continues to weaken against the dollar and the euro, with currency speculators betting the pound has further to fall.

Revenues up at Heathrow, but the UK's busiest airport is operating at close to capacity

Germany will avoid recession and return to growth in the first quarter of 2013, the country's central bank says.