Hewlett-Packard shares leap in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales.

Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.

Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country.

Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.

Profits at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords have fallen by almost 25%, after what the company described as a "demanding" trading environment.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrives at a Paris court for questioning over a payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.

Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns that the US Federal Reserve may scale back monetary stimulus efforts.

Mothercare recorded another big loss for the last financial year, but said it was making good progress with its turnaround plan.