The UK unemployment and claimant count totals both fall, but the number of long-term unemployed rises.

The European Union criticises the UK and other European nations for having "optimistic" growth assumptions and bloated deficits.

British Airways says it will increase the number of flights during the forthcoming strike as more staff volunteer to work.

The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.

Alexander Lebedev moved closer to control of the Independent newspapers after the deal was allowed by the Office of Fair Trading.