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Citizens Advice is warning that some credit brokers are posing as payday lenders before charging consumers unexpected fees.

Criminal gangs are offering to help people avoid paying for energy by "hotwiring" supplies for as little as £10, BBC Inside Out has learned.

Interest rates should be held at their current level, says economic forecaster the EY Item Club - despite the possibility of rapid improvements in the labour market.

As energy prices increase, a growing number of people across the UK are choosing to steal their gas and electricity.

Will the city's Free Trade Zone boost China's economy?

Deutsche Bank reports a surprise loss for the final quarter of 2013, publishing its results before they were expected.

The Welsh rugby regions admit planning to join the English Premiership next season if a new European Cup is not launched.

A future Labour government would involve consumer groups in ensuring there is genuine competition between businesses, Ed Miliband says.

Moroccan charity uses kaftan business to challenge people's ideas about refugees

New boiler room scam targets elderly

The credit rating agency Moody's upgrades Ireland's debt from junk status saying its economy has growth potential.

Worries over new roads in Tanzania's Serengeti

How your phone could cut your bill by a quarter

HSBC suspends two London-based foreign exchange traders as an investigation into the possible rigging of global currency trading gathers pace.

The Unite union confirms that it has employed Stevie Deans, the former union convenor at the Ineos petrochemicals plant in Grangemouth.

Tanzanians want better roads to reach schools and markets, but more traffic could threaten the migration of animals across the country's Serengeti National Park.

US banking giant Morgan Stanley sees quarterly net income more than halved by heavy legal fees relating to mortgage-backed securities.

Bulgarians in the UK "are good members of the community where they live" said the nation's foreign minister.

A British underwear manufacturer backed by the retail expert Mary Portas has gone into administration with the loss of 33 jobs.

The Financial Conduct Authority authorises a new body to administer Libor - the London Interbank Offered Rate - formerly rigged by some banks.

FirstGroup, Eurostar and Virgin are among the companies named on a shortlist of bidders to run the East Coast mainline rail route.

Aberdeen-based transport operator FirstGroup places a £70m order for 425 new buses as it looks to upgrade its fleet.

UK retail sales in December were up 5.3% on a year ago - the fastest annual sales growth in more than nine years. Kate Davies from the ONS says that small stores are driving growth.

ABN Amro chairman Gerrit Zalm tries a novel approach to corporate speech making by dressing up as "Priscilla", his fictional sister.

A government plan to cap the management fees charged by pension providers has been delayed, according to reports.