Savers continue to suffer despite inflation easing back last month, a financial information website has warned. Inflation figures released this morning show the consumer prices index fell in April to 2.4 per cent from 2.8 per cent in March.

The 52-year-old steps down a year after becoming embroiled in a fiasco surrounding the Olympics that saw the military drafted in to provide security for the games after G4S was accused of presiding over a shambles.

Rocketing growth in China helped annual sales at Burberry hit �2bn for the first time as the British luxury goods group banks on the giant Asian economy and Latin America for further growth.

May.21 - Vodafone's posted the largest ever fall in its main revenue measure, forcing it to keep a dividend from Verizon, its healthy U.S.

Bank of Ireland has written to 1,200 borrowers threatened with an increase in their mortgage rate to advise them they will not face the change after all, following a review of customer complaints.