Apple reports better-than-expected results, with profits almost doubling in first three months of the year to $11.6bn (£7.2bn).

The owners of car maker Lotus, which employs 1,200 staff, is in talks with a Chinese firm about a possible sale, an MP reveals in the House of Commons.

Australian inflation slows more quickly than expected, falling to 0.1% in the first quarter, boosting hopes of a rate cut.

A final set of proposals has been drawn up in attempts to end the fuel tanker driver dispute, conciliation service Acas says.

Many people are a "soft touch" for fraudsters because they fail to wipe data from old disks, says the UK's privacy watchdog.

Tools to stop too much personal data being shared are being developed by a mobile industry body.

Nearly half of people aged over 50 will have to work and save for 11 years beyond state pension age to keep their standard of living, a report says.

Shares in Chinese search engine Baidu fall more than 10% in after hours trading after a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast.