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30/06/2009 - Growth of light vans to be studied - A 40% growth in the number of light commercial vehicles in the last 10 years means that there are now more than three million on the road. As a result, the Government is to study how the sector is organised and regulated, and how much it is likely to grow in the next few years.
30/06/2009 - Sewage floods Manchester stadium - The City of Manchester stadium, which was built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002, has been badly affected after sewage leaked from a collapsed drain.
29/06/2009 - Bosses urged to take summer breaks - A new campaign is urging managers to plan holidays this summer, arguing that time away from work can boost health and improve productivity.
29/06/2009 - Pups stolen from dog-grooming firm - Thieves have stolen a litter of puppies and their mother from a dog-grooming business in County Antrim.
26/06/2009 - New London restaurant for TV chef - The experimental chef Heston Blumenthal has decide to cook a more traditional selection of food at his new restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.
25/06/2009 - Rare monkeys snatched from farm - A pair of Goeldi monkeys have been stolen from a children's farm in County Durham.
25/06/2009 - Historic pub launches smoking drive - A pub in Wiltshire, close to where tobacco was reputedly smoked for the first time in England by Sir Walter Raleigh, is to run a stop-smoking course.
24/06/2009 - Discount store opens in ex-Woolies - A family will open up an 89p discount store in a former branch of Woolworths.
24/06/2009 - Belfast Zoo cafe ruined in blaze - The cafe at Belfast Zoo has been left gutted by an overnight fire, according to emergency services.
23/06/2009 - Rents hit by property oversupply - An oversupply of properties to let is continuing to force down rents, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
23/06/2009 - Warning over 35,000 shops closures - Retailers continue to face difficult times, with research showing that up to 35,000 shops could close by the end of the year.
22/06/2009 - More landlords increasing portfolios - Research shows that buy-to-let landlords increased the number of properties they bought during the second quarter of the year as they looked to take advantage of house price falls and record low interest rates.
22/06/2009 - Fears for future of rural traders - The Rural Shops Alliance and the British Beer and Pub Association are warning that more than a thousand country pubs and village shops could close during the coming year because of a continuing shortage of affordable homes in rural areas.
19/06/2009 - Floods threat to business insurance - Insurance cover for businesses is likely to be hit hard by rising flood risks connected to global warming.
19/06/2009 - Foreign spending in UK holds firm - Even though the UK has suffered a drop in foreign tourist numbers, the actual amount spent by overseas visitors is holding up well, new figures show.
18/06/2009 - Concern over tobacco display ban - More than three in four corner shopkeepers are afraid their businesses will be badly hit by a ban on tobacco displays in store, research shows.
18/06/2009 - Shops see sales volumes fall in May - New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the pressure on clothing and footwear stores last month when retail sales volumes fell.
17/06/2009 - MSPs warned over licensing deadline - The Scottish Parliament has been urged to allow off-sale outlets to sell alcohol beyond the September legal deadline for obtaining licences.
17/06/2009 - `Tat` costs charity £10,000 a year - A charity in Dorset has revealed that the disposal of unsellable donations costs it £10,000 a year.
16/06/2009 - Wedding bills cost firms £10,000 - A £10,000 Jersey wedding has left a string of businesses out of pocket after the happy couple allegedly decamped without paying.
16/06/2009 - Pressure too much for some bosses - The strain of the recession is causing bosses to resort to increasingly bizarre forms of motivation just to make their staff work harder.
15/06/2009 - Car crashes through diner window - Terrified lunch-time diners at a Northern Ireland restaurant were covered in broken glass when a car crashed through the window.
15/06/2009 - UK's highest cafe opens on Snowdon - A cafe on the peak of Mount Snowdon has reopened for business as part of an £8 million visitor centre.
12/06/2009 - Thieves make off with Sugar Puffs - A lorry carrying a load of Sugar Puffs has been broken into in the early hours of the morning in a layby near Kilsby, Northamptonshire.
12/06/2009 - Fire legislation a cause for concern - A coroner plans to tell the Government there is a "risk of future deaths" if more investment is not put in to fire safety in hotels, an inquest jury has been told.
11/06/2009 - Sheffield once again hit by floods - Businesses and homeowners are staying on alert to the possibility of more floods after surprise downpours caused disruptions to parts of northern England on Wednesday.
11/06/2009 - Ten arrested over brewery theft - Police have arrested nine youngsters and a 30-year-old on suspicion of stealing alcohol from a brewery in Faversham, Kent.
10/06/2009 - Charities in dark over compensation - Only a quarter of charities know how much compensation they would be entitled to from a depositor protection scheme if they lost money through the collapse of a bank.
10/06/2009 - First Lady surprises London pub - The US First Lady and her two children made a surprise visit to a traditional London pub as part of their private holiday to the capital.
09/06/2009 - Tobacco display debate continues - New Health Secretary Andy Burnham has insisted that controversial measures outlawing tobacco displays in shops can be implemented without harming small businesses.
09/06/2009 - Like-for-like sales down in May - The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that sales during May fell by 0.8% compared with the same time last year.
08/06/2009 - Fog devices 'putting lives at risk' - Police claim hi-tech gadgets that emit clouds of blinding fog to see off armed robbers could put lives at risk.
08/06/2009 - Shops unite to combat bad behaviour - Shopkeepers in a town in Cornwall are joining forces to stop drunken anti-social behaviour by refusing to sell alcohol to anyone who looks as though they "may cause trouble".
05/06/2009 - Appeal to prevent workplace deaths - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged businesses across the UK to place greater emphasis on workplace safety and prevent thousands of deaths every year.
05/06/2009 - Domestic rents continue to fall - Domestic rents fell by 0.4% in April, reducing the average to £635 during the month, 6% cheaper than last year, according to letting agent Your Move.
04/06/2009 - Boy 'too tall' for child's meal - Restaurant staff measured a 10-year-old boy who they considered to be too tall for a child's discounted meal, it has been reported.
04/06/2009 - Faster planning process promised - Rooting out planning delays in Wales has been promised by the country`s environment minister Jane Davidson, who says she wants a more streamlined system that will help boost the economy.
03/06/2009 - Council in rogue trader crackdown - Trading standards officers in Hampshire are clamping down on rogue traders after a Yately man was conned out of £25,000 for work on his roof.
03/06/2009 - `New money` fails to boost lending - Figures show that lending to businesses fell by almost £5 billion in April despite efforts by the Bank of England to boost money supply through its £125 billion quantitative easing (QE) programme.
02/06/2009 - Small firms shortlisted for award - A family butcher, a volunteer-run village shop and an independent department store have been shortlisted for a national consumer award, which recognises local businesses that go the extra mile for their customers.
02/06/2009 - Incentives for landlords urged - The Government has been urged to introduce incentives for private landlords amid reports that thousands of tenants are living in sub-standard homes.
01/06/2009 - Help for Scottish businesses urged - Small businesses that have been hit hardest by the recession should receive help from the Scottish Government to top up workers` wages, firms and union leaders have said.
01/06/2009 - New charity regulator for N Ireland - Charities in Northern Ireland are now required to register with a new commission that has been set up to regulate, monitor and investigate charitable organisations.