The leader of Britain's biggest trade union, Unison, says public sector workers could mount the biggest campaign of industrial action since the General Strike over the government's pension plans.

Insurance companies are increasing the amount customers have to pay when they make a claim, according to figures obtained by the BBC.

Plans to speed up increases in the state pension age for women face mounting pressure from backbenchers.

Derby-based Bombardier announces it will review its UK operations after failing to secure the £1.4bn Thameslink contract.

Changes to public sector pensions are still open to negotiations, Business Secretary Vince Cable says, amid union threats of the biggest strikes since 1926.