Some 600,000 people are set to be enrolled into a workplace pension by the end of the year under a system that automatically diverts funds from their wages.

Ten UK cities share a £114m pot to create super-fast city-wide broadband networks, offering speeds up to 100Mbps.

Japan's exports and imports dip in August, raising fears about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy.

Government spending of £11m to encourage people to drive electric cars has benefited only a "handful of motorists", a group of MPs says.

Chunlai Yang, a former engineer for CME Group, the largest US futures exchange operator, admits to stealing trade secrets from the firm to aid a Chinese rival.

India's opposition parties and trade unions stage a strike over government plans to allow in global supermarket chains and other reforms.

Former managing director of Reebok India, Subhinder Singh Prem, and four others are arrested in connection with a fraud case.

The UK's media regulator says Sky is a "fit and proper" firm to hold a broadcasting licence, but criticises ex-chairman James Murdoch for "ill-judged" conduct.