25/02/2010 - Hole-drill burglary at jewellers - Thieves have drilled through the wall of a California jewellery store and robbed it of gems worth up to $1 million, US authorities have said.
24/02/2010 - New pork labelling code agreed - Major retailers and restaurant chains have agreed to offer more information about the origin of their pork products, in an attempt to phase out confusion over the food items.
23/02/2010 - Workers 'will reap rewards in 2010' - More than half of employers have revealed they are planning pay rises this year as UK firms look ahead to 2010 with renewed zeal following a tough 2009.
22/02/2010 - Grant boost for Scottish farmers - The cost of damage sustained by Scottish farmers in the severe winter weather is to be eased by a £3 million Government handout, it has been announced.
22/02/2010 - Safety crackdown on curry diners - Health and safety bosses have launched a number of inspections at curry restaurants across Birmingham following a spate of accidents.
19/02/2010 - Harrods defends footballers move - Harrods has said that it refused entry to Ukrainian footballers into its store for "health and safety" reasons, and did not mean to offend them.
19/02/2010 - Warning as bakery fined over fall - Companies are being warned about the dangers of working at height after a Wales bakery was fined when one of its workers suffered a fractured rib in a fall.
18/02/2010 - Recession hits UK tourism industry - Official figures have revealed that the number of tourists who visited the UK from overseas in 2009 suffered a 7% decline on the previous year to 29.57 million.
18/02/2010 - Second head-shop fire reported - An investigation is under way after a fire at a so-called head-shop in Dublin - the second to occur at such premises in a week, it has emerged.
17/02/2010 - Yorkshire pub wins national award - A Sheffield real ale house has become the first establishment to win the national pub of the year award for the second consecutive year.
16/02/2010 - Company fined after bin man's death - Court has ordered a refuse company to pay £130,000, following the death of a worker near Aylesbury after a 1,100-litre recycling bin fell on his head.
12/02/2010 - Workers to get compensation help - Workers with serious industrial diseases who have found it difficult to claim compensation because they cannot find their employers' insurance records will be offered help by a new database.
11/02/2010 - Man smashes 29 TVs in Wal-Mart shop - A 23-year-old man in the US walked into a Wal-Mart store, fetched a metal baseball bat from the shop and smashed 29 flat-screen televisions, police have said.
10/02/2010 - Hotel fire 'suspicious' say police - Arsonists may have deliberately started a fire which caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to a hotel on Monday night, police have said.
09/02/2010 - Fresh calls for ban on sky lanterns - The Government faced fresh calls from peers to put a ban on the use of popular Chinese sky lanterns on weddings and parties, arguing that they kill and injure livestock.
09/02/2010 - Thieves steal lorry load of Lego - Thieves stole a lorry load of Lego and beauty products after gagging, binding, abducting and then abandoning the driver of the vehicle, police have confirmed.
05/02/2010 - Website to let tenants post views - A new website is being set up by the Government to allow tenants to post their feedback on their landlords and the property they have rented.
01/02/2010 - Britons 'biggest online spenders' - Accounting for about 30% of all European internet sales, statistics show Britons emerged as the biggest online spenders in the continent during the recession.
