Morrisons slash petrol to under 90p

1:33pm 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.

Alcohol and cash seized in raids

1:33pm 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.

12% increase in home repossessions

1:33pm 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

1:33pm 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.

Nail bomber sentence postponed

1:33pm Friday 21st November 2008

The sentencing of Muslim convert Nicky Reilly, who tried to kill diners in an Exeter restaurant, has been put off amid concerns about his mental health.

Madonna granted 'quickie divorce'

1:33pm Friday 21st November 2008

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

Two-month halt for Honda production

1:33pm 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.

'All options' considered over loans

1:33pm Friday 21st November 2008

The Government is looking at "all options" to try to ensure that loans become more easily available to businesses and families, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman has said.

Benefits plan 'could cause poverty'

1:33pm 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.

Ross keeps job after calls scandal

1:33pm Friday 21st November 2008

Jonathan Ross is set to keep his job as a BBC presenter, despite the Andrew Sachs obscene phone calls scandal, after the corporation's governing body agreed the "right action" had been taken against him.