Wall Street slumps into bear market territory
US stocks slumped decisively into bear market territory on Wednesday as investor sentiment buckled on concerns about the health of the financials sector and fears that slowing economic growth would hurt earnings at technology firms.
Chancellor Alistair Darling says pay rises for people "from the boardroom to the shopfloor" need to be "consistent" with the 2% inflation target.
European Union leaders have agreed to a 3-month study to find ways of cushioning the impact of soaring energy prices on the region's citizens...
Tackling the low pay of women is the key to ending child poverty in the UK, according to the TUC.
A third of women in work earn less than £100 a week...
Oil production at an oil installation off the Nigerian coast remains halted because staff are suffering from shock after a militant attack, officials say...