Fighting Fit

Top 100 Graduate employers

No 66: Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ) is a key part of the UK's intelligence and security service

Putting a brave face on fame

As head of the Outside Organisation, Penny McDonald handles the press coverage of some of the world's biggest names

Bowie Castlebank goes into administration

The owner of Klick Photopoint and Max Spielmann has collapsed, with at least 817 jobs likely to be lost

Charities face collapse as donations dry up

British charities are facing £2.3bn shortfall in funds next year as companies halt sponsorship, says PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Rentokil finance director to step down

Andrew Macfarlane will step down in January to be replaced by Michael Murray, a former executive of TNT

Homeserve says £3m fall in profits possible

Chief executive says a poor retail environment and a drop in membership numbers will take effect on bottom line

Standard Chartered ... Homeserve: Tempus at lunchtime

Standard Chartered is proof that no bank is imune ... the markets are in no mood to for an uuntested business

Tempus analysis: Repairs required

The stockmarket is in no mood to give untested businesses the benefit of the doubt when they show signs of weakening

Homeserve shares plunge on profit warning

Emergency insurance group cautions profits could fall by as much as £3m as retail warranties business shrinks

Volunteers must offer professional skills

Mark Goldring went to Borneo with VSO to teach and it altered his outlook. The world has changed, writes Carly Chynoweth

How a company backing Brown lost its fight

Colorset, the business that supplies printed graphics and banners for Labour Party conferences, has gone into liquidation

Local authorities are leading customer service

Councils across Britain are revamping their services and, critically, the way they handle local people's needs

Post Office in talks with Bank of Ireland

Royal Mail is in discussions with the bank, which already runs a number of its financial services

Growing pay gap prompts demands for audits

Unions and women’s pressure groups step up demands for compulsory pay audits after gap between men and women widens

Threatened post offices win reprieve

Government announces that Post Offices will still be used to distribute benefits and pensions to 4.3 million people