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Banks 'are charging sneaky fees': Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?.

Hershey 'mulls $17bn Cadbury bid': US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.

Bogus callers in council tax scam: Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.

Call for flood prevention change: Charity says people who have costly work done on their homes are not qualifying for cheaper insurance.

Match-fix probe targets 200 games: About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.

Decline in car output rate slows: UK car production fell by 6.7% in October compared with a year earlier - the smallest annual decline of the year, figures show.

Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error: Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.

Shoppers give muted VAT response: Shoppers have given a muted response to the lower rate of VAT although a majority want it extended, a BBC poll finds.

More job cuts at Threshers owner: A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce.

Will Ferrell is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, says Forbes: Hollywood actor Will Ferrell tops a list of film stars whose returns offer the least value for money.

The Royal Mint quadruples gold production as demand sparkles: The Royal Mint has more than quadrupled its production of gold coins in recent months, as the record price of the metal causes demand to soar.

Q&A: Floods: How the deluge affects all our insurance premiums

In pictures: BT marks 25 years since the firm was privatised

Beefing up: How Botswana is putting more meat on its beef industry

Homeward bound: Why many Nigerian entrepreneurs are returning home

Purring pussycat: Is the famous MGM lion about to lose its roar?

Ginger binger: How a snail in ginger beer made legal history

Low rates hit Nationwide profit: Nationwide reports a big slump in profits and delivers a gloomy forecast for the UK economy and the housing market.

ECB slows emergency cash support: The European Central Bank says it will scale back emergency monetary support for fear of fuelling inflation.

Thousands of Vicks spray recalled: Procter & Gamble is recalling 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found.