The government's new 'work programme' will actually help fewer people than the existing schemes that ministers are scrapping, the BBC learns.

The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has made record half year profits and is promising to give back $10bn to shareholders.

Local communities in England which agree to site an onshore windfarm will receive government-backed payment under new plans.

Huawei, a Chinese telecom equipment maker, will wait for a US Presidential review before selling a recent acquisition.

China reduces its holding of US Treasury bills for a second consecutive month as analysts try to gauge state of economy.

Japan and India sign a free-trade agreement that will see tariffs on 94% of goods scrapped within a decade.

Legal proceedings to disqualify directors of the failed Christmas hamper business Farepak have begun in the High Court.

Elderly people in Leicestershire are being warned after a resident received a death threat in calls from a company claiming to sell double glazing.