Elderly and disabled consumers face risks from unscrupulous traders offering stair lifts and other mobility aids on the doorstep, the OFT says.

Retail sales in Japan fell a faster-than-expected 2.7% in August as a post-earthquake rebound petered out, new data shows.

Schools, financial markets, and most businesses are shut down in Hong Kong as Typhoon Nesat sweeps through.

Royal Dutch Shell says a fire that broke out at a refinery in Singapore, its biggest globally, has been contained.

The German chancellor faces a vote on EU bailout funds, while Greek public sector workers strike again over austerity measures.

House prices continued to "tread water" in September - rising by 0.1% compared with the previous month, the Nationwide said.

Thomas Cook says summer holiday bookings by its UK customers were "flat", but that its half-year profits should meet targets.

A Greek default seems inevitable and the likelihood of the eurozone entering recession has increased, a report by Ernst & Young says.