Chancellor Alistair Darling warns bankers it would be "disastrous" if they return to their old ways and repeat past mistakes.

Welfare costs to strain India's budget

Encouraging more women to work on building sites

US marshalls seize the $7m Manhattan penthouse of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff, forcing his wife to move.

A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.

The International Monetary Fund tells Zimbabwe it will not provide more funds until it has settled its existing $1bn debts.

The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough.

Chef Gordon Ramsay saw his UK restaurants struggle in 2008, forcing him to inject £3.5m of his own money into the business.

Shares in computer games retailer Game Group fall 14% after it warns half-year profits may be 64% lower.

The number of jobs lost in the US last month came in at 467,000, which is much more than had been expected.

Heatwave warning for parts of UK - A heatwave alert is issued by the Met Office for England and Wales over the next few days. [Main News]

Ten years for triple death driver - A driver who admitted causing the death of three of his passengers when he crashed into a tree is jailed for 10 years. [Main News]

Oil watchdog cuts demand forecasts - The IEA cut sharply its medium-term forecast for oil demand, saying there was a chance of an extended period contraction as the global recession reduces the appetite for energy [Financial Times]

Northern Rock confirms split plan - Nationalised Northern Rock is to split in two later this year, dividing up its deposits and mortgages. [Business]

£1.4 MILLION CRACKDOWN ON TEENAGE SUMMER BINGE DRINKING - - CALL TO ACTION ON ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ... (2009/0112) [DCSF]

Brown could face autumn coup attempt - LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown could face another attempt to depose him by disgruntled Labour MPs, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Friday.

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Nigerian militants free UK hostage - PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant group said on Friday it had freed a British oil worker held captive for nine months in the creeks of the Niger Delta.

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Pace of house price declines slows - There are clear signs that the pace at which house prices are falling in England and Wales is slowing, with the FT House Prices Index showing progressively smaller declines for the fifth month in a row in May. [Financial Times]

Honours list: gongs go to entrepreneurs - Big hitters from business and finance are largely conspicuous by their absence from the Queen's birthday honours list, although Gail Rebuck, chair and chief of the Random House book group in the UK, becomes a dame [Financial Times]

HBOS whistleblower warns of job cuts - The Bristol man who blew the whistle on alleged excessive risk taking by banks warns more jobs will go from the financial sector. [Business]

UK to get pre-pandemic swine flu vaccine - The UK has signed agreements with vaccine manufacturers to secure supplies of up to 90 million doses of pre-pandemic H1N1 vaccine before a pandemic begins. [UK Government News]

More MPs named and shamed in expenses scandal - LONDON (Reuters) - An MP from the Labour party has said there was an "unforgivable error" in his claim for thousands of pounds in expenses for a mortgage he had already repaid and he would refund the cash, a paper reported on Saturday.

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Eurozone economies shrink by record 2.5% - Eurozone economies collectively shrank by a record 2.5% in the first three months of the year as the recession battered the continent

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MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AS GOVERNMENT FUNDS FIRMS TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIPS - Businesses across the country share £11 million to create nearly 3000 new ... (2009/0098) [DCSF]

ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD GETS THE PROTECTION THEY DESERVE - The Government today announced a wide ranging package of measures setting out how it will deliver the step-change in child protection called for by Lord Laming in his recent progress ... (2009/0085) [DCSF]

UK protects working time opt-out - UK workers will still be able to opt-out of the EU Working Time Directive after talks broke down without agreement. [UK Government News]

SIR ALAN STEER’S FINAL BEHAVIOUR REPORT SHOWS SCHOOLS ARE TACKLING BEHAVIOUR HEAD ON – BUT THERE IS MORE TO DO - Schools rated as satisfactory for behaviour have the potential to become great, behaviour expert Sir Alan Steer will say today as part of his final behaviour report - and speaking at the NASUWT conference this ... (2009/0074) [DCSF]

70,000 given boil water warning - Thousands of customers in two counties are advised to boil their water after bacteria was found in supplies during routine tests. [Main News]

Swine flu - travel advice - Swine flu - travel advice on what to do if you have returned from an affected area or are planning a holiday. [UK Government News]

FTSE 100 latest: More fears on US banks - 08.00:The FTSE 100 is seen opening down as much as 1.1% on Tuesday as fears on the economic fallout from a possible global flu pandemic intensified [Money]

1 in 7 of England's Conservation Areas is at Risk.

English Heritage Published List of all Registered Parks and Gardens at Risk

Heritage at Risk Register 2009 Reveals Percentage of Scheduled Monuments at Risk is Almost Six Times that of Buildings

A modernist covered market, that provided a life-line for the people of Coventry after the bombing of the city, has been listed at Grade II by the Government on the advice of English Heritage.

Inquiry Launches to Determine the Future of "Bath of the North"

Celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s coronation continue at English Heritage with an array of special events.

English Heritage's response to the appointment of the new chair.

Baroness Kay Andrews OBE becomes first woman Chair of English Heritage

English Heritage and Chris Beardshaw create a garden fit for a princess

Sir Richard Branson unveils English Heritage Blue Plaque commemorating Battle of Britian hero and Disability Awareness campaigner, Sir Douglas Bader

How Air France debris gives clues to jet's break-up

Debbie Rowe, ex-wife of Michael Jackson, says she will fight for custody of the two children she had with the late pop icon.

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The International Monetary Fund tells Zimbabwe it will not provide more funds until it has settled its existing $1bn debts.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's expenses are to be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.

Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink, according to research.

Two young men involved in the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl who was doused in caustic soda have their sentences increased.

Andy Murray will become the first British player for 71 years to reach the Wimbledon men's final if he can overcome Andy Roddick in Friday's semi-finals.

The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough.

The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough.

Nine-year-old with swine flu dies - A nine-year-old girl has died in Birmingham after contracting swine flu bringing the number of deaths in the UK to three. [Front Page News]

The Swiss are fighting a losing battle - The FT has noted:
An economic war has broken out between Switzerland and the rest of the world after the crackdown on Swiss banking secrecy, according to one of Geneva’s leading private bankers.

Russian exercises anger Georgia - Georgia condemns Russia's largest military exercises just over their border since their 2008 war as "pure provocation". [Front Page News]

Madoff faces sentencing in court - Bernard Madoff arrives at court to be sentenced for masterminding a $50bn investment fraud. [Business News]

NHS staff in Queen's honours list - A host of doctors, nurses and other NHS staff have been recognised in the the Queen's birthday honours list. [Front Page News]

Takeover fraud 'on the increase' - More people are losing control of their bank account or credit card to fraudsters, a watchdog has warned. [Business News]

Iranian elections: live | News | guardian.co.uk -
Iran's hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a critical challenge to his leadership from his moderate rival Mir Hossein Mousavi in today's poll. Follow live updates from Tehran by our Middle East editor Ian Black

GM to close up to 1,100 dealers - Troubled US carmaker General Motors announces plans to close up to 1,100 of its US dealerships in a bid to avoid bankruptcy. [Front Page News]

Banned director runs loan firm - The UK's largest sub-prime loan broker is run by a man previously banned from being a company director for "serious misconduct", the BBC learns. [Business News]

Prudential has announced that Rob Devey will be the new boss for its UK operation - the second major change at the insurance giant in the space of a year

World markets went into the red this afternoon when hopes for a recovery in the global economy were dented by surprisingly bad US jobless figures

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The pound is set to strengthen versus the euro this year to a level around €1.19, as the economy pulls out of recession, according to currency market analysts

Professor David Miles, the newest member of the Monetary Policy Committee, has told MPs the property market may have bottomed out

The recession may have plunged us all into a state of global turmoil, but, in travel terms at least, it's not all bad news

The UK's largest housebuilder Taylor Wimpey not only got a leg up from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch but attracted buyers on the back of major disposal rumours

National Express warned it may be forced to resort to a fire sale of assets to survive after the government took back the East Coast franchise

British productivity suffered its biggest plunge in half a century as factories shut down and workers went part-time

The colourful and sometimes controversial business career of Greg Hutchings looked to have come to an ignominious end yesterday

Punters rushing for food and a pint in the sunshine helped pub and brewing firm Greene King to boost sales and limit profit falls

We interview Robert Stheeman, the boss of the Debt Management Office charged with selling on the securities that are funding the UK's massive spending scheme

Conservative plans to crack down on debt-fuelled takeovers have caused alarm in the private equity world

A dearth of blockbuster computer game releases this year have contributed to a 64% fall in profits at retailer Game Group

Tuition fees will be hiked but student grants and loans will be frozen for the first time, the Government has announced

A potential bidding war for mobile phone operator T-Mobile was in prospect today after reports said O2 owner Telefonica was eyeing the business

17.00:Surprisingly bleak US jobs data knocked markets for six this afternoon

UK Financial Investments is a dysfunctional body, which like much of Britain's financial superstructure, needs radical overhaul

Unsolicited credit card cheques have been banned in Government proposals today, which may also bring wide-ranging reforms to the credit industry