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Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.

Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.

Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.

Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.

The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.

Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.

Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.

Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.