Record recession for UK economy
The UK economy unexpectedly shrank 0.4% between July and September, making the recession the longest since records began.

Full guide to sources of help and advice if you are feeling the pinch
What are the key factors affecting people's personal finances and where can they go for help?

Are your savings safe?
What do the likely government measures to protect savings mean for savers across the UK?

If you lose your job
As unemployment edges towards two million, what can people who have lost their jobs do?

Help for small businesses
A closer look at the support and advice available for small firms coping with the difficult economy.

Advice for young jobseekers
As employers warn that they are cutting back on recruitment, the BBC News website weighs up employment prospects for school-leavers and graduates this summer.

How to negotiate during redundancy
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explains the rules regarding negotiating redundancy packages.

Talk your way to a bargain
Don't be put off by the price tags - Working Lunch speaks to a master of negotiation about talking them down.

Payoffs and the taxman
Tax expert John Whiting explains what to watch out for taxwise if you're facing redundancy.

Offshore Icelandic funds at risk
Savers with money in offshore subsidiaries of two collapsed Icelandic banks may not get all of it back.

Icesave compensation set to begin
UK customers whose accounts have been frozen after Landsbanki's collapse will receive compensation by 30 November.

Money for nothing
The credit crunch has forced many people to tighten their belts as the banks have tightened credits.

HBOS: Breaking the bank
The extraordinary fall of HBOS forms part of a broad restructuring of the banking system in the UK.

Inflation rate starts to rise
The UK's CPI inflation rate rose to 1.5% in October, up from 1.1% in September, largely due to fuel cost changes, figures show.

'Half UK firms' plan pay freeze
Half of all UK employers plan to freeze pay altogether despite signs of economic recovery, a survey suggests.

Firms 'struggle to get finance'
Access to finance remains a problem for small and medium-sized firms in the UK, a business group says.

Zero growth for retail sales
Retail sales in the UK were unchanged for a second month in a row in September, official figures show.

'Tough measures' to cut UK debt
Spiralling UK debt means tax rises, spending cuts and delayed retirement beyond what is being discussed, a think tank says.

Hardest hit
From blue collar workers to once-proud industrial regions: The people and places bearing the brunt of the recession

Head-to-head
When can we look forward to better times?

Let it pour
How a High Street is weathering the economic storm

Q&A: GDP
How do economists measure the state of the economy?

Your finances
Savers and borrowers have gained. Will it last?

Cleaning up
Teeside's 'smoggies' embrace new greener jobs

Mood map
Tell us your experiences of the recession

Recession tales
Job hunting, chasing orders... and doing fine.

Looking back
How this recession compares with previous ones

Recession tracker
How unemployment has risen in your area of the UK

Fighting back
The clouds are lifting in the Halifax heartland