New Virgin staff pay for checks
2012-02-03 18:53:12
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
US job numbers show strong growth
2012-02-03 16:45:26
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
'Most' Portuguese unions back cuts
2012-02-03 13:11:23
Most Portuguese unions back the government's structural reforms, the Portuguese economy minister, Alvaro Santos Pereira tells the BBC.
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
2012-02-03 11:10:08
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
Score draw in TV football case
2012-02-03 10:30:27
The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle
VIDEO: Small eurozone service sector growth
2012-02-03 09:42:45
The BBC's Jamie Robertson on growth in the eurozone - and Spanish plans to raise more capital.
VIDEO: Tourists staying away from Egypt
2012-02-03 09:36:55
Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle.
Motorola makes Apple pull devices
2012-02-03 08:52:01
Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.
1.1 million face ?100 tax fines
2012-02-03 08:44:16
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
Redknapp lies 'extremely telling'
2012-02-03 08:22:41
Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is 'extremely telling', a court is told.
VIDEO: Manufacturing jobs aid US economy
2012-02-03 08:07:05
The manufacturing sector in United States has been contributing to the improving labour market in the world's largest economy.
Uganda signs oil production deal
2012-02-03 08:06:35
Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.
VIDEO: Euro for Poland 'once it is safe'
2012-02-03 07:26:16
Poland's Finance Minister, Jacek Rostowski, tells Stephen Sackur why his country has yet to join the Eurozone.
VIDEO: Will cricket make money in UAE?
2012-02-03 07:16:07
Tope level international cricket is being played in the UAE - but will it make money?
Interest rate 'collusion' probe
2012-02-03 07:09:47
Swiss authorities investigate 12 US, European and Japanese banks over claims they have been fixing their interbank lending rates.