The board of the world's largest online travel company Expedia approves a plan to spin off its TripAdvisor brand.

First Choice holidays will make all its holidays "all inclusive" from next year, claiming it will save families money.

Drilling activity in the North Sea has fallen by a quarter at the start of the year, figures suggest.

Energy customers who fail to shop around are paying £170 more a year on bills than they need to, the energy regulator says.

The Australian government has blocked a takeover bid from the Singapore Exchange for the Australian bourse the ASX

Oil prices hit two-and-a-half year highs as worries continue about supply from oil producing nations.

Japan's government has set power-saving targets during the peak summer season to avoid a wider collapse of power grids.

Talks aimed at avoiding a shutdown of the US government break up, but President Obama says he hopes an agreement will be reached on Friday.