A survey of English councils that are commissioning high-speed broadband access in rural areas has found many have yet to receive their share of a £530m government fund.

Chancellor George Osborne is to detail where £11.5bn of Whitehall cuts will be made in 2015-16, when he sets out his Spending Review in the Commons.

Japan's SoftBank will become one of the world's largest mobile operators after shareholders in Sprint Nextel backed its revised bid for a 78% stake in the business.

News International, the media company behind newspapers including the Times and the Sun, changes its name to News UK.

Direct Line Insurance says 2,000 UK jobs at the firm are at risk as it steps up plans to cut costs.

The UK is not on track to hit its climate change targets through the 2020s, government advisers have warned.

The FTSE 100 rises in early trade, adding to the gains seen on Tuesday.

Perth-based Stagecoach Group reports a rise in sales driven by its regional bus business and operations in the US.