The Latvian postal service has launched a homemade Christmas card campaign, encouraging Latvian citizens (especially children) to create their own greeting cards. The postal service is providing blank white postcards free of charge to encourage Latvians to come up with

Applying an epoxy garage floor coating is not terribly difficult, but it is rather hard on the body. If you have back issues and do not foresee being able to spend a few hours stooped over, then you may want

In these tough economic times it's not unusual to need a personal loan to help you get out of a little bit of a rut. Even the best financial planners among us cannot always forecast the dips and curves that

The Government will give the go-ahead this week for 'smart' energy meters to be fitted in every home.

British banks should escape any significant losses from the meltdown in Dubai, say City experts

Legendary fund manager Anthony Bolton says he will commit to running a Chinese investment fund for asset management house Fidelity - but for only two years

General Motors car workers in Germany will get a £3,600 Christmas bonus this year, while their staff in the UK suffer a 5% pay cut

Five years of waning profitability at Ikea the flat-pack king began with John Prescott

Mortgage borrowers paying the standard variable rate are being warned to keep an eye on their monthly repayments as a number of lenders are stepping up their rates

How company dividends could be used to measure management success

Just ten days to go until the Pre-Budget Report and you can feel the excitement in the air

The chairman and stand-in chief executive of Chelsea Building Society is set present the conclusions of his review

Ever get the feeling that you might be throwing good money after bad?

Each week we round up share tips from the Sunday newspapers. This week: Lloyds, Standard Chartered, Petra Diamonds, Numis

Our summary of what the business pages are reporting from the financial world this week

Private equity firm 3i has drafted in former Marks & Spencer director Kim Winser as a senior adviser

Cadbury is expected to promise it will hit fresh performance targets in response to Kraft's takeover document that will be sent to shareholders this week

Reckitt Benckiser plans to raise £2bn in the bond markets, sparking renewed speculation about a major acquisition