Ban for 'debt services' operator
A man operating a debt advice business exposed by the BBC's Watchdog programme is banned.

Tax credit to boost UBS results
Swiss bank UBS says it expects to report a small loss at worst for the second quarter after receiving a tax credit.

Loan sharks targeted in clampdown
A specialist team is called in to track down illegal loan sharks preying on vulnerable people in Rotherham.

Taser thief snared by own glasses
A masked man who held up a pub in South Lanarkshire with a Taser gun was caught after leaving his glasses at the scene.

Dickens sells off Wrexham stake
Local businessman Geoff Moss takes sole control of Wrexham FC after buying the 50% stake of chairman Neville Dickens.

Business fraud in UK 'rises 74%'
Fraud committed against businesses grew 74% in the first six months of 2008, BDO Stoy Hayward finds.

Friday's gossip column
Arsenal make an approach for Miguel Veloso and other rumours

How MSPs voted in the parliament
A guide to how MSPs voted during business in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament.

Misery in Mali's cotton-picking fields
Mali's cotton industry heads for crisis as privatisation plans are hit by debt concerns and technical delays.

Events company loans 'irregular'
New details on the financial ruin of a government-funded quango have been revealed by BBC Newsline.

Timeline: Zambia
A chronology of key events

Heston theft woman sent to prison
A woman accused of embezzling money from Charlton Heston is jailed for more than five years in Los Angeles.

Future looks brighter for Bognor
Mick Jenkins and Andy Awford become manager and assistant manager respectively as Bognor begin a new era.

Hospital trust chiefs quit roles
The chief executive and two finance directors resign at Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust.

Timeline: Russia
A chronology of key events

Property managers under scrutiny
The Office of Fair Trading launches an investigation into the service provided by Scotland's factors.

Warning over call centre job loss
The closure of a call centre could be a taste of things to come with the credit crunch, an expert warns

600 jobs go as call centre shuts
A call centre announces it is to close its offices in Cardiff, with 600 job losses.

Australian bank sees shares slump
Shares in Australia's second largest investment bank, Babcock & Brown, fall 32%, on worries over its debt level.

Traffic check caught drug courier
A routine police traffic patrol helps to catch a drug courier carrying cocaine and heroin worth £125,000.