The Jersey and Guernsey sovereign credit ratings are downgraded for the first time from AA+ to AA by Standard and Poor's.

Self-employed workers should get more support in running their businesses, says a review commissioned by the government from a leading entrepreneur.

Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan accuses "speculative forces" of targeting the country's currency, the yuan.

Sir John Vickers, who was charged with leading an inquiry into the future safety of Britain's banks, has warned that Bank of England plans fall short of his own.