One in four first-time buyers believe it will take them at least 10 years to have a deposit in place, a survey suggests.

Japanese shares rise and the yen dips after exit polls indicate a clear win for Shinzo Abe-led Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's general elections.

Around 300,000 additional households could be forced into fuel poverty within weeks, according a lobby group.

London's high-end Ritz hotel has not paid any corporation tax in the 17 years since it was taken over by the reclusive Barclay twins.

The energy regulator will permit firms running the UK's energy grids to add an average £12 to annual bills over the next eight years.

Shares in insurer AIA are suspended with US insurance giant AIG set to sell all or most of its remaining stake in the Asian firm.

The EU and Singapore clinch a free-trade agreement - the second between the 27-nation bloc and a major Asian trading partner.

Shares slide at power firm, Aggreko, after it warns of lower sales on the back of military spending cuts in Afghanistan.