Alcohol and cash seized in raids

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Large quantities of alcohol and £100,000 cash have been seized by Customs officers in raids on a suspected multi-million-pound smuggling and money-laundering fraud, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said.

MP in bank nationalisation warning

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Public pressure for full nationalisation of the banks will mount if they do not return swiftly to normal lending to small businesses, a senior MP has warned.

Morrisons slash petrol to under 90p

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Motorists have been handed a further boost at the pumps as a supermarket cut the price of petrol to under 90 pence per litre.

Two-month halt for Honda production

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Car giant Honda is to halt production at its UK plant for two months next year in the wake of the "dramatic change" in the global market.

12% increase in home repossessions

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

More than 11,000 homes were repossessed during the third quarter of the year, 12% higher than in the second quarter, new figures show.

Rail passengers face big fare rises

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in the new year with some tickets going up by more than double the rate of inflation.

BBC to decide on future of Ross

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Jonathan Ross will learn whether he can return to his job as a BBC presenter when the corporation's governing body responds to the Andrew Sachs row.

Madonna granted 'quickie divorce'

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

Pop queen Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie's marriage of nearly eight years is over.

Benefits plan 'could cause poverty'

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

A senior government advisor has warned tough new measures to get the jobless into work or face benefit cuts could leave people worse off.

Convert facing nail bomb sentence

11:33am Friday 21st November 2008

A Muslim convert who tried to kill dozens of people in a suicide nail bomb attack at a family restaurant is set to be sentenced