Both retailers and small businesses say the exceptionally cold weather in March damaged business activity.

Business lobby group British Chambers of Commerce says most UK businesses want to stay in Europe, with some powers brought back home.

Train delays caused by metal and cable theft halved in the last year, Network Rail figures show.

China's economy, the world's second-largest, performs worse than many analysts had expected in the first three months of the year.

A government-imposed limit on benefit payments begins in four London boroughs ahead of its introduction across England, Scotland and Wales.

French government ministers are due to reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by President Hollande to regain public trust.

Shares in bookmaker Ladbrokes fall after it warns that slower trading in the first three months of 2013 will affect full-year operating profits.

Betfair shares jump after CVC Capital, the private equity firm that owns Formula One, says it has held talks about making a bid for the online betting exchange.