Business
Asda to scrap birth date queries
Supermarket chain Asda is to stop asking prospective employees to give their date of birth on application forms.
BT to double workforce in India
UK telecoms giant BT plans to double its workforce over three years in India and boost revenues.
Chad oil company deadline expires
A 24-hour deadline for two foreign oil firms to leave Chad expires, as three ministers are sacked in a row over tax.
Bird's Eye brands sold for £1.1bn
Unilever agrees to sell its European frozen food business, including Bird's Eye, to Permira for £1.1bn.
China enacts new bankruptcy law
China passes a new bankruptcy law that will target private companies for the first time.
Drop in student loan 'bankrupts'
The number of student loan borrowers in Scotland who declared themselves bankrupt fell last year.
BPI demands action on pirate CDs
UK record companies demand stronger action on CD piracy, saying 37m pirated CDs were sold in the UK in 2005.
US pins trade talk hopes on China
US trade representative Susan Schwab visits China in the hope that Beijing can revive WTO trade talks.
Tory party hints at tax cut plan
The shadow chancellor says he wants to look at scrapping stamp duty on share trading, to help boost pensions.
Chad orders foreign oil firms out
Chad's president orders US and Malaysian oil giants to leave the country on Sunday in a surprise move.