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Figures obtained by the BBC show that some graduates owe more than £60,000 to the Student Loans Company.

The government is set to announce measures in the Budget to make it easier for companies in England to convert commercial property into private dwellings.

Fuel costs and frugality 'push up car-sharing'

The trustee in charge of the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings is suing Citibank to recover $1.3bn.

Shares in tobacco firm Lorillard close up 10.6% after fears of a ban on menthol cigarettes in the US are reduced.

Yorkshire Building Society says it is in merger talks with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.

European Space Agency member states are putting 240m euros into industry so that the Ariane 5 rocket can continue to be exploited.

How small firms became a big political issue

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is testing out its system for trading yuan-denominated securities. One expert tells us why that matters.

Japan's nuclear crisis has spread fear in Tokyo as people either leave or stay indoors, turning bustling markets into near ghost towns.

Leading central banks carry out the first co-ordinated currency intervention for a decade, to try to help the yen and the Japanese economy.

The International Olympic Committee comes down in favour of the London Organising Committee (Locog) in its row over funding for the 2012 Games.

The UK government proposes cuts of up to 70% to the feed in tariff for large scale solar energy production.

The US central bank notifies some of the country's banks that they have passed stress tests, leading to higher dividends.

New stress tests will require European banks to disclose their sovereign exposures but will not consider a government default.

Oil prices fluctuate on Friday after the United Nations authorises a no-fly zone over Libya and the government declares a ceasefire.

Monkeys at Longleat Safari Park are given a car to "get them back in training for the new season".

The Gulf kingdom of Qatar is spending billions on a plan to become a global knowledge hub.

UK mortgage lending stayed at low levels in February as the housing market remained "stuck in a rut", lenders say.

DR Congo rejects a bid by the UK's Soco International to search for oil in the famous Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.

Thresher sharks visit cleaning stations on shallow tropical reefs to rid themselves of nasty parasites, say researchers.

Economic effects of disaster are being felt across Asia

Japan's so called just-in-time supply chains struggle to cope with the earthquake and tsunami.

How to prepare your business for the biggest IT revolution yet

Cumberland sausage wins its bid to be made only in Cumbria, as it gains protected status.