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Professor Nicky March picks out some examples from art and literature and explains what they tell us.

The chains tell the UK competition watchdog they would sell up to 150 supermarkets to be able to merge.

From peanuts in your pesto to mislabelled fish, food fraudsters are now in the spotlight.

The travel firm is cutting more than 300 roles as it closes 21 stores across the country.

A look at how much the UK government spends on benefits reveals big changes over time.

The theft-risk report from insurer-funded Thatcham Research looks at keyless entry cars.

Bank of England says the outlook will depend "significantly on the nature and timing of EU withdrawal".

Banks say scam merchants are shifting their attention to conning members of the public directly.

Sales at food stores in February saw the biggest fall since December 2016, official figures show.

Nearly 223,000 fines were issued to parents in 2017-18 as schools clamped down on unauthorised absence.

Lilly was tasered in the shop where she worked, just one of the 115 retail workers attacked every day.

UK prices rose by 1.9% in February, nudged higher by duty on wine and higher food bills.

Advertising chiefs rule people may have felt pressured into taking out a loan by fears of food shortages.

Four regulators need to be able to prove how they are protecting consumers, the spending watchdog says.

Could your dream home cost more than you think? A growing number of new-build buyers warn it could.

A new record number of 32.7 million people were in work between November and January in the UK.

A campaign group says some landlords carry out "revenge evictions" when renters complain about repairs.

The UK's leasehold system has left many householders in unsellable homes, says a committee of MPs.

As Venezuela staggers under political and economic crises, its citizens are embracing digital money.

Paris comes top of a ranking of the world's most expensive cities, alongside Hong Kong and Singapore.