No bonuses for Barclays chiefs

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Barclays has said that executive directors will not receive any annual bonus this year as the bank seeks to pacify investors over its £7 billion fundraising.

Rents slide as letting market grows

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Rents fell during the third quarter of the year as the lettings market was flooded with property that had failed to sell, new figures show.

'Sex on beach' couple begin appeal

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

A British couple who had sex on a Dubai beach have appeared in court to begin an appeal against their conviction.

Crime detection figures 'an insult'

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Victims have been dealt a "real insult" by official statistics showing less than half of recorded violent crimes in England and Wales were solved by the police last year, the Tories have said.

Mandelson in minimum wage campaign

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

The Government has launched a new campaign to ensure workers are paid the minimum wage, with a warning to rogue employers that they face tougher penalties.

Iraq invasion legal advice 'flawed'

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq was fundamentally "flawed", a former senior law lord has said.

'Brits safe' as pirates open talks

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Negotiations are under way to free two Britons and 23 other crew members on a huge oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates.

Experts predict fall in inflation

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Inflation figures for October are set to show the first month-on-month fall in the cost of living for more than a year, thanks largely to cheaper petrol prices.

2,000 jobs set to go at supply firm

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Plumbing and building supplies firm Wolseley has announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close more than 200 branches in the UK and Ireland.

New laws protect vulnerable young

9:10am Tuesday 18th November 2008

No Government reforms can "make good the evil" that happened to Baby P, Children's Secretary Ed Balls said.