Oversized pay packets are ruining public's trust in companies, finds IoD
A survey from IoD shows what the public think about excessive salaries.
Premier League giants Arsenal report £11m pre-tax profit despite Sanchez and Welbeck signings
Arsenal's pre-tax profit was £11.1m for half year results.
UK house prices: Average London home is worth over 4 times the cheapest in England and Wales
UK land registry data shows the average value of a home in London is £458,283
British Airways owner IAG sees pre-tax profit double in 2014
Profit before tax from continuing operations soared to €828m (£604m).
Ancient Egypt: Warrior Pharaoh Senebkay was hacked to death with axes
Pharaoh Senebkay, a ruler from Ancient Egypt whose tomb was discovered in January 2014, was brutally killed in battle.
How to survive the zombie apocalypse: Cornell University calculates best hiding place
Cornell says that the Rockies in North America would probably be the safest bet
Cambridge University health specialists reveal oversleeping dramatically increases risk of stroke
People who sleep more than eight hours a day are increasing the risk by 46%.
Ladbrokes to close 60 betting shops risking 300 jobs
Operating profit fell by 9.3% to £125.4m in 2014.
Consumer confidence hits 4-month high as wages outstrip inflation
The latest YouGov poll shows consumer confidence now stands at 112.7.
Brits to spend £15bn via mobile devices in 2015
RetailMeNot is predicting a 77.8% rise in m-commerce transactions in the UK.
First laboratory-grown muscle could mean breakthrough for treating muscular disorders
Scientists have made a breakthrough in growing muscles that could help with disorders.
FTSE 100 hits all-time high
The market closed on 6949.63, beating the existing 1999 record.
Wonga to slash third of workforce in £25m cost-cutting drive and stop small business lending
Some 325 Wonga employees will lose their jobs.
Alcohol found to be '114 times more dangerous' than marijuana
Alcohol drinkers are more at risk than heroin, cocaine and meth users when comparing lethal doses.
Bionic limbs project grabs £1.4m launch funding
Newcastle University is leading the project to create a pressure sensitive bionic hand.
Payday lenders must list on price comparison websites
The CMA says that payday lenders must submit the price of their services to at least one price comparison site.
Ebola: WHO approves Corgenix kit which will cut test times to 15 minutes
The new device has the potential to save thousands of lives
House prices: London's homeowners have made £144,000 on average since 2009
House values in London have gone up by 55% since 2009, states Hometrack.
Asda sales take a hit in supermarket price war
Sales fell by 2.6% in the latest quarter.
3,300-year-old shrines that were used for reading future found in Armenian hilltops
The discoverers found evidence that mystics were using animal bones to predict future
Housing crisis: New home builds in England rise 10% in 2014
Work began on a total of 137,000 new homes last year.
Cola's darkside: Caramel coloured soft drinks increase risk of cancer
A report has found that caramel colour used in some co is a possible carcinogen.
FCA to probe competition across investment and corporate banking sector
The regulator said the bundling and cross selling of services makes it difficult for new market entrants to compete.
Climate Change: New York City sea levels could rise by up to 6 feet by end of century
It is a massive increase on the 1 foot that it rose in the previous century
1,000-year-old temple of Buddhist saint Atish Dipankar discovered in Bangladesh
Temple gives insight into life of saint Atish Dipankar
Swiss authorities raid HSBC Geneva office in money laundering inquiry
The probe is being led by Attorney General Olivier Jornot and prosecutor Yves Bertossa.
Chelsea fans chant 'we're racist and that's the way we like it' at Parisian commuter
Chelsea fans racially abused a black commuter before their Champions League tie with PSG.
Tattoo removal cream: expensive and painful laser elimination could be a thing of the past
PhD student Alec Falkenham has created a cream that works to remove tattoos
Sexual activity springs back into life after 50 years of marriage
Research has found that sexual activity picks back up after 50 years of marriage.
UK inflation falls to lowest level since records began
ONS's statistics shows that CPI fell by 0.2%