Rail commuters hit with 2.5% fares hike
The average rail fare up 2.2%, as unions express anger over stagnant wages.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage performs fresh U-turn by using hedge funds to power election push
This comes despite Farage once saying that such deals are "just not on"
Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's announce petrol price cuts
The three will reduce fuel prices by 2p per litre.
Tony Blair does U-turn on Miliband comments and says he expects Labour to win 2015 election
It had been reported that Blair thought that the Labour party was too left.
UK homeowners skittish about equity release despite rocketing house values
The Bank of England said equity withdrawal remained negative in the third quarter.
Tony Blair says Labour is too left wing and predicts Miliband will lose election to Tories
Blair claims Labour party 'succeeds best when it is in the centre ground'.
Children groomed for sexual abuse in every town across Britain, claims charity
Child grooming is happening in "every town" across the UK, Pace has said
Only 1 in 40 UK police officers guilty of racism are fired
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it is determined to stop racism in the police.
AirAsia plane overshoots Philippines' Kalibo Airport runway just days after flight QZ8501 crash
Pictures show that an emergency slide had to be deployed
EasyJet plane forced to make emergency landing at Stansted Airport
It comes just a day after a Virgin Atlantic flight had to be grounded
E-cigarette sales soar by 50% in 2014 to become fastest growing supermarket product
Some 17.3 million e-cigarettes were sold in 2014.
Canary Wharf's third largest shareholder Franklin Mutual backs Qatari bid
Franklin Mutual has a 7% stake in Canary Wharf Group, which is majority owned by Songbird Estates.
City Link administration: 2,000 employees to lose their jobs on New Year's Eve
More than 2,000 staff will be made redundant on 31 December.
Mervyn King: Banks not yet safe from another financial crisis
Former Bank of England chief said we have not 'really yet got to the heart of what went wrong'.
Ofcom boss Ed Richards 'surprised' after government favoured Rupert Murdoch and News Corp
Richards warned the media should not fall into 'too few hands'.
Chambers of Commerce chief warns pre-election point scoring damages business
BCC boss John Longworth said UK parties should refrain from 'tawdry political tactics'.
Glasgow lorry crash: York police investigate offensive 'trash' Facebook post
A local woman is under investigation after she posted an offensive comment on Facebook.
Uber apologises for surge pricing during Sydney siege
Some fares were raised to a minimum of A$100 (£52, $82).
Alan Gross release: US government to give freed prisoner $3.2m
The sum is a settlement from the US government and his former employer DAI.
Boston Bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev's defence calls for trial delay to ensure 'fairness'
Bomber's defence lawyers want trial moved from January to September 2015.
Alibaba spent over $160m removing fake goods since 2013
The e-commerce giant spent seven times as much as eBay on tackling the problem.
The Interview: Sony Pictures U-turn as cinemas allowed to screen film on Christmas Day
Sony had originally pulled the release of the controversial movie that pokes fun at North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
TfL 'let down UK cab industry' by allowing Uber in, says Addison Lee boss Liam Griffin
Liam Griffin says that TfL "bottled it" by letting Uber enter the market.
Most small firms are unprepared for severe weather, says FSB
FSB says 60% of small businesses do not have a strategy to cope with severe weather.
Christmas Day dinner: Restaurants that will cater to you on the 25th
IBTimes UK takes a look at where you can eat on Christmas day.
Seal found 17 miles from coastline in field near Runcorn
Officers are currently unclear as to how it got there.
Reddit users to get $5m-worth of cryptocurrency distributed in lottery
Social news and discussions website will give away $5m-worth of Reddit Notes to its users
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee charged with drug offences in China
Narcotics convictions can come with the death penalty or life imprisonment in China.
Child abuse victims demand beefed-up investigation panel led by Theresa May
Letter to Theresa May urges new child abuse investigation panel with statutory powers.
Lord Advocate holds 'very useful' discussions with FBI as Lockerbie Bombings case continues
Frank Mulholland says he is determined to bring the bombers' accomplices to justice.
