In the 18 months since its stock market flotation, Google has been transformed from a company that prided itself on being simple and effective, into a multi-headed high tech beast which wants to get involved in everything.

Some of Britain's richest people pay remarkably little tax. A Money Programme special investigates how they do it.

Forget the campaigning celebrity chefs and the growth in farmers markets: as a nation we are hooked on convenience foods.

We've all had to break a motorway journey, whether it is for petrol, food or to go to the loo.

Some of the world's biggest airlines, including our very own British Airways, stand accused of ripping off consumers in price fixing conspiracies.

In the fast moving world of fashion, 2005 has unquestionably been the year of the budget chain Primark.

If you've ever taken out a mortgage or loan, or hold a credit card, you've probably been offered Payment Protection Insurance, or PPI as it's called.

The website eBay has become the focus of a new breed of entrepreneurs who hope to make money by trading online.

The Real Big Brother Increasingly we're all being watched at work, at home, even out shopping. The Money Programme investigates the new technology which allows businesses to track their goods, their workforce and their customers.