Belgium wants probe of Opel sale
Belgium wants the European Union to investigate Germany's role in the sale of General Motor's European units.

Buses cancelled as drivers strike
Hundreds of bus services across Greater Manchester are cancelled as 800 drivers begin a 24-hour strike over pay.

Pontin's to close Blackpool park
The Pontin's holiday park at Lytham St Anne's is to close down within a month, the firm announces.

Full guide to where to get help
What are the key factors affecting people during this recession and where can they go for help?

If your employer goes into administration
What to consider when your company fails.

If you can't pay your mortgage
The government has announced an extension of assistance for those struggling with mortgage repayments. What does it mean for you?

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

Graduates: Getting your first job
As employers warn that they are cutting graduate recruitment, the BBC News website weighs up employment prospects for students leaving university this summer.

Business loan plans: full details
All the detail on the main schemes introduced today by the government to help small business access finance from the banks.

Matalan set to hire 1,800 staff
Discount retail chain Matalan says it is taking on 1,800 more staff and opening new stores in Manchester, London and Morayshire.

Plant buyer found
A Merseyside- based firm buys a Scots pharmaceutical plant closed by its former owners for being "no longer viable".

Trading down
What are you buying more of in the downturn?

Dinner party facts
Answers to vital questions you were too afraid to ask

Downturn map
How has the downturn affected you?