Gas and electricity price rises at the end of last year are expected to have pushed 400,000 more households in England into fuel poverty.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 14:30:03
David Cameron says it was "more dangerous to stay silent than to speak out" - and insists there will be no retreat on deficit reduction.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 14:11:25
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 13:19:33
Shares in Spanish bank Bankia continue to dive as the government denies reports of a rush of withdrawals from the troubled group.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 13:08:47
Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 12:28:22
Shares in French Connection fall as the fashion retailer issues a profits warning following a continued fall in sales.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 12:25:45
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant will build a new Astra car in a deal that means huge investment and the creation and support of thousands of jobs.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 12:12:33
The number of new homes started by house builders in England fell again in the first three months of the year, according to official figures.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 11:24:57
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 11:17:50
The cost of borrowing on the international money markets rise sharply for Spain as investors fear further financial turmoil in Europe.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 11:16:17
France's new finance minister reiterates that the country's new socialist government will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 10:50:24
The day the ECB saved the Eurozone's banks
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Published at: 17/05/2012 10:06:25
Former chancellor Lord Lamont discusses the dangers of a breakup of the Eurozone.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 09:27:48
Japan's economy grows by 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months, official figures show.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 07:51:16
Toshiba halts production of LCD televisions in Japan as demand drops, a spokesman confirms to the BBC.
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Published at: 17/05/2012 07:44:10