New figures show that local authorities in Scotland have paid out more than £1.7m to drivers whose cars were damaged by potholes.

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Councils in £1.7m pothole payouts

The government borrowed less in November than it had in the same month last year, figures show, the third drop in a row.

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Borrowing falls for third month

House prices in the North East of England fell by 8.8% in the year to July, as figures show falling prices in most of England and Wales.

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NE England leads house price fall

US retail sales rose in July by the largest amount in four months, figures show, tempering fears the US may be slipping back into recession.

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US retail sales rise 0.5% in July

UK retail sales fell 1.4% in May, figures show, reversing the rise seen in April when sales were boosted by the royal wedding.

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UK retail sales fell 1.4% in May

Official labour market figures show a mixed picture with the number out of work down but the claimant count rises.

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Mixed news for Scots jobs market

New figures show that last winter’s flu outbreak claimed more than 600 lives across the UK and unusually most of them were under 65 and had contracted swine flu

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VIDEO: Over 600 UK flu deaths last winter

New figures show a huge growth in the number of staff working for the NHS in England over the past decade, particularly among managers

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NHS workforce hits 1.4 million

New figures show a huge growth in the number of staff working for the NHS in England over the past decade, particularly among managers

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NHS workforce hits 1.4 million

New figures show a huge growth in the number of staff working for the NHS in England over the past decade, particularly among managers

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NHS workforce hits 1.4 million

Government figures show almost half a million disabled people will see their incomes cut under one of the changes planned to housing benefit.

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Housing benefit cut hits disabled

The US trade deficit ballooned in 2010 by the largest amount seen in a decade, figures show, after record imports from China.

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US trade deficit balloons in 2010

Official figures show that US economic growth accelerated in the last three months of 2010 to an annualised rate of 3.2%.

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Growth in the US economy improves

Official figures show that the number of UK students accepted on university courses dropped last year, as record numbers of applicants failed to get places.

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Fewer UK students getting places

China attracted a record level of foreign direct investment in 2010, figures show, recovering sharply from the previous year.

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China attracts record investment