Millions of people currently entitled to the state second pension will be worse off as a result of the government's pension changes, the TUC has claimed.

Brazil's tourism board asks football governing body Fifa and hotel operators to try to bring down "stratospheric" hotel prices during the World Cup.

Mining shares pull the FTSE 100 lower as investors digest the latest set of results from the sector.

India's central bank says it will inject 80bn rupees ($1.3bn; £750m) into the country's banking system by buying long-term government bonds.

Lloyds Banking Group sells off some £500m in assets, including German life insurer Heidelberger Leben, as it seeks to meet tougher regulatory requirements.

The sharp decline in production of oil and gas from under British waters is "worrying" industry leaders.

Poor weather in Europe and the US contributes to a fall in profits at Heineken, the world's third-largest brewer.

The public sector recorded a small but unexpected deficit of £62m in July, a month in which tax payments usually push the public purse into surplus.