Any revival in sales on the UK High Street "remains illusory", the British Retail Consortium warns.

Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland factory, a move that will create 2,000 jobs.

The US Senate votes to uphold Washington's ability to impose duties on subsidised goods from China and Vietnam.

Companies will get £5,600 each time they get an ex-prisoner into work and keep them on for more than two years, the government announces.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to call for more "patriotism" in manufacturing policy to boost British industry.

US investment bank Goldman Sachs posts a loss in Asia, the first since 2008, following declines in the Chinese stock market

Scotland's two nuclear power stations could be given an extended lifespan, as part of new Scottish government plans for electricity generation.

An Aberdeenshire student says she was shocked to find her image on children's clothing being sold by Tesco.