Business

BP Costs Rise As New Spill Fears Allayed: BP has said the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster has risen to £5.2bn - as fears were allayed over another rig blaze in the region.; Read the full story

Burger King Agrees £2bn 3G Capital Buyout: Burger King Holding has agreed to be bought by private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.12bn).; Read the full story

Arctic Weather Ends Oil Rig Occupation: Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after abandoning a protest aimed at disrupting drilling on the Stena Don oil rig in Baffin Bay, Greenland.; Read the full story

Poll Shows Summer Hols Left To Last Minute: One in 20 holidaymakers booked their summer break this year just two weeks before departing, a survey shows.; Read the full story

Currys Owner's iPad And World Cup Sales Boost: The group behind Currys and PC World has said first quarter sales leapt by 6% thanks to an exclusive deal to market the iPad and a World Cup boost for televisions.; Read the full story

Samsung Galaxy Aims To Eclipse Apple's iPad: A new cheaper rival to the Apple iPad has been officially launched - among a host of gadgets at the world's biggest technology fair.; Read the full story

BBC Guilty Of 'Massive Bias To The Left': The BBC used to have a "massive bias to the left", the broadcaster's director general Mark Thompson has declared.; Read the full story

Fashion Label Zara Launches Stores Online: Fashion label Zara has launched its first online stores - hoping to attract its youthful army of 4.5 milion Facebook "friends".; Read the full story

Burning Rubber: Fires Spark Ferrari Recall: Ferrari's newest supercar has been recalled after several vehicles were reported to have spontaneously burst into flames.; Read the full story

House Prices Fall For A Second Month: House prices have fallen for a second month in a row - the first consecutive drop since February 2009, according to Nationwide.; Read the full story

Four Energy Firms Face Mis-Selling Probe: Four energy companies are to be investigated over claims they may have been mis-selling to customers.; Read the full story

BBC Staff Vote For Strikes In Pension Row: Thousands of BBC staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of going on strike in a row over changes to their pensions.; Read the full story

Insurer Standard Life Axes Up To 600 Jobs: Up to 600 jobs are being cut at life and pensions group Standard Life, it has been announced.; Read the full story

A Brighter Note? Orange Launches HD Voice: Orange has launched a new high-definition voice service which it says signals the dawn of a new era in mobile communications.; Read the full story

Greenland Rips Into Oil Rig Protesters: Greenland has strongly condemned Greenpeace over a protest on a British oil rig in the Arctic, describing it as a "very grave and illegal attack".; Read the full story

Lloyd's Insures NFL Star's Hair For $1m: Lloyd's of London has insured some strange things in its 322-year history but a $1m policy for an NFL star's mane of black ringlets stands head and shoulders above the rest.; Read the full story

New Rules For Ads On Facebook And Twitter: Full advertising regulations are to be extended to retailers' own websites and online areas like Twitter and Facebook, it has been announced.; Read the full story

Europe Bursts Bubble On Aussie 'Champagne': Australian winemakers can no longer use traditional names such as Champagne, Port or Sherry to label their wares under a major deal with Europe which comes into force this week.; Read the full story

Ryanair Scraps Flights From Belfast Airport: Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has blamed government delays over approving a controversial runway extension for his decision to pull out of George Best Belfast City Airport.; Read the full story

Environmental Saboteurs Shut Arctic Oil Rig: Greenpeace campaigners have scaled a controversial British oil rig in the Arctic ocean off Greenland, forcing a halt to test-drilling operations.; Read the full story