USA: Felimina Rotundo works 11 hours a day, six days a week at a Buffalo laundry and says she has no plans to quit working even though she turned 100 two months ago.

The banking arm of the Co-operative Group will today offer everyday-banking services from an additional 250 high street branches as it completes the integration of Britannia Building Society.

The British financial services group, Co-operative, today confirmed plans to axe up to 1,000 jobs.

Companies in the UK were warned today that heavy investment in biofuels could be jeopardising future performance and profits.