Scott Forstall and John Browett are to leave Apple, in the wake of problems with the firm's mapping software and disappointing quarterly results.

Eleven cities around the UK will be able to receive 4G mobile coverage from Tuesday morning, but critics have doubts over its cost.

Virgin Australia sells a 10% stake to Singapore Airlines, in an attempt to help it compete with Qantas Airways in the Australian market.

Royal Mail is to create 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next four years as part of a £75m investment programme for its parcels business.

Baidu, China's biggest search engine, sees a 60% rise in quarterly net income as it continues to attract increasing amounts of advertising.

Swiss bank UBS is cutting 10,000 job worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities.

India's central bank leaves rates unchanged but cuts the amount of money lenders need to keep in reserve in an attempt to boost growth.

Japan's Hitachi has bought the UK's Horizon nuclear project from German companies E.ON and RWE.