Google unveils a streaming music service and details plans to upgrade its other existing services at its developers conference in San Francisco.

The HS2 rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap and the benefits for the economy are "unclear", the National Audit Office says.

Amazon's UK unit paid £2.4m in corporation tax last year on sales of £4.3bn - a rate of less than 0.1% - its accounts show.

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who was mocked for his loopy signature, has offered a more legible version that could feature on new dollar bills

Japan's economy, the third largest in the world, expands at its quickest pace in a year showing signs of an economic recovery.

BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

The EU warns it may investigate claims that Chinese telecom firms have been paid subsidies, allowing them to flood markets with cheap equipment.

Dixons Retail, the owner of Currys and PC World, reports growth in sales in the last 12 months.