Pay deals falling behind inflation

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Average pay deals are increasing, but they are still falling further behind the rising rate of inflation, according to a report.

Abbey latest to cut mortgage rates

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Abbey has become the latest lender to announce it was cutting its mortgage rates in a further sign that competition is returning to the market.

Court to rule on 'torture' evidence

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

The High Court is due to announce whether it will order the Government to disclose 'secret' material which an al-Qaeda suspect says supports his case that evidence against him was obtained by torture.

Gaddafi son raps 'greedy' relatives

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

The son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has accused relatives of the Lockerbie victims of being "very greedy" for seeking compensation.

Hospital care discrepancies found

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Patients may have a vastly different experience of NHS hospital care depending on whether they live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, it has been reported.

Search teams to enter fire-hit home

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Investigators are hoping to be able to enter the fire-ravaged home of a missing millionaire and his family amid fears they may be dead inside.

Three to face PM death plot charges

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Three men are due to appear in court charged over an alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister.

Zoom travellers seeking way home

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Hundreds of travellers left stranded following the collapse of low-fare airline Zoom are facing up to the fact they will have to make their own way home.

£26.7m loss as B&B crashes into red

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

Beleaguered lender Bradford & Bingley said it had crashed into the red in the first half of 2008, after credit crunch losses and rising bad debts.

Financial help for carers urged

8:18am Friday 29th August 2008

The benefits system for unpaid carers is outdated and the Government should provide extra financial help to support them, MPs said.

MP issues fuel poverty warning

Updated 6:52am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.

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