Campaigners call for a UK criminal investigation to be brought against Trafigura for the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast in 2006.

Nearly half of China's 1,000 richest people saw their wealth fall last year, as their bank acocunts reflected the effects of economic slowdown, that is according to the Hurun Rich List.

The government is "on track" to raise £4bn this year via schemes to crack down on tax dodgers, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander will say.

The former chairman of Olympus, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, pleads guilty to charges of covering up losses of $1.7bn, in a trial that started today.

Model maker Hornby says it will not make a profit this year, due to disappointing sales of London 2012 merchandise and supply problems.

In what is said to be a world first, the by-products from whisky making at a Scots distillery could be turned into fuel for cars.

The International Monetary Fund warns Argentina it could face sanctions if it fails to produce reliable inflation and growth data by 17 December.

Pawnbroker Albemarle and Bond says it will open fewer new stores this year due to worsening market conditions, including lower profits on second-hand gold.