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Official figures show France entered recession in the first quarter of the year after the economy shrank by 0.2%.

The UK says it has secured new laws with the European Union which include banning the dumping of unwanted fish, such as mackerel and herring.

The number of 16 to 24-year-olds on zero hours contracts more than doubles since the start of the economic downturn, new figures show.

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will conduct its own safety inspections at its Bangladesh factories following a deadly building collapse.

More transparency is needed in how natural resources are managed, a report says, as mismanagement and corruption often stops the wealth generated getting to citizens.

Global clothing retailers face a 15 May deadline to sign a legally binding agreement to improve safety standards at garment factories in Bangladesh.

After buying the e-reader Kobo, Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce company, is looking for other areas in which to expand.

Japan's Nikkei climbs past 15,000 for the first time since January 2008 as the yen's continued decline is seen boosting earnings potential for Japanese exporters

Boeing says it has resumed delivery of its 787 Dreamliner, after two incidents involving the lithium ion batteries led to a worldwide grounding.

The Bank of England governor prepares to step down

Did the Dambusters raid really shorten World War II?

MPs and motoring groups call on UK regulators to investigate claims that oil giants may have been linked to price-fixing for more than a decade.

Firms which write to the dead asking 'why did you leave?'

How Estonia was converted into E-stonia

There is still one British firm still manufacturing carbon paper - York Haven in the West Midlands.

The Conservative MP, Robert Halfon, says the OFT should look again at the oil market after the offices of several firms were raided by European Commission officials.

Prince Harry and David Cameron were presented with dolls of themselves at a British business launch in New York.

Marks and Spencer unveils a new clothing collection and strategy that it hopes will reverse falling sales.

The Sun has unleashed a massive solar flare - the most powerful of 2013 so far.

US hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and shore up its struggling electronics arm.

British scientists are scanning the brains of 300 young people between the ages of 14 and 24 to try and understand how the brain is rewired as teenage years give way to maturity.

Retail guru Mary Portas's review into how to rejuvenate struggling town centres has had mixed reviews.

The Bank of England calls the data snooping activities at financial news agency Bloomberg "reprehensible" and says it will liaise with other central banks.

European Union finance ministers have agreed to start talks with five none-EU countries in a bid to tighten rules on bank secrecy and tax evasion.

Ratings agency Fitch upgrades Greece's credit rating, citing progress in cutting its budget deficit.