Business

Over one million people are facing a £1,500 bill for not paying enough tax thanks to a blunder at the Inland Revenue.

Unemployment in the US is up for the third month in a row - with the loss of another 54,000 jobs.

Discount pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced plans to create 1,000 jobs for school leavers aged 16 and 17.

Russia has extended the ban on wheat exports until next year's harvest, sparking fears over a global food shortage.

People in the UK are drinking less for the first time in 60 years, according to new figures.

BP has said the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster has risen to £5.2bn - as fears are allayed over another rig blaze in the region.

Workers at a Coca-Cola factory are to launch a wave of 24-hour strikes from next week in a row over pay.

Sky has announced a new 3D TV deal with the Korean manufacturer LG during the IFA technology fair in Berlin.

An Old Bailey judge has said Asil Nadir could face trial in October 2011 and ordered the tycoon to wear an electronic tag.

A sparkling wine from South East England has won a top international trophy - beating the much-fancied Champagne competition from France.

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