Business News

British Airways union Unite will meet with its US counterpart Teamsters to discuss the impending strike by cabin crew.

Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.

The US Federal Reserve repeats its pledge to keep interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" to aid the recovery.

Petrol prices in the UK could hit a record average high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according to the AA.

The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant.

More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.

Energy firm Npower signs a three-year deal worth £21m to become the new sponsor of the Football League.

Greece receives some positive news from the financial markets as ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) backs its economic recovery plans.

Trade unions at British Airways agree a plan to help cut the massive deficit in its two final-salary pension schemes.

The UK is still the world's largest export market for Champagne despite a fall in sales, industry figures say.