Sir Richard Branson led tributes last night to banking veteran Sir Brian Pitman, who has died at the age of 78.
Sir Brian had forged close links with the Virgin Group after advising the firm on its attempt to buy Northern Rock before the Government took it into public ownership in 2008.
A green energy company last night revealed it hopes to invest close to £2m in expanding its operations in East Anglia this year.
Living Fuels - which converts waste cooking oil into fuel - said it was likely to lodge a planning application to improve its collection and processing depot at Hockwold, near Thetford, this year.
A construction training company has seen rapid growth after securing a government contract which will see it help up to 165 unemployed people into work.
Young farmer Helen Reeve's prompt action helped to get immediate medical attention for a leading member of the farming community, Rod Tuck. She was travelling by train for the 150th anniversary service of farming's charity, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, at Westminster Abbey.
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I was asked to join a radio debate about workplace bullies the other day. Listeners were invited to call in with their experiences.
One lady rang in with a miserable account of how her female boss had bullied her into leaving her job.
Stop anyone in the street and ask them if they are paid enough, and there's likely to be a very short answer. Two letters… first one N. But what is the going rate for different jobs? Business editor Paul Hill reports on the Cooper Lomaz Salary Survey 2010.
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People looking to retire in the near future face a host of issues that might affect the timing of when they leave work - and they also face spending their later years with much lower income than they might have expected.
Chancellor Alistair Darling will look for ways to address the UK budget deficit without damaging the fragile recovery in the economy when he delivers his pre-election Budget on March 24 - even if there is a question over whether or not there will be time before polling day for all of the measures he will announce to reach the statute book.