Payday loan provider Wonga has told the BBC its business practices are being misrepresented and the vast majority of its customers are happy.

The Prince of Wales's estate should be subject to more rigorous scrutiny from the Treasury, an influential committee of MPs says.

Bangladesh's wage board has proposed raising the minimum salary for garment industry workers by 77% to 5,300 takas ($68; £42) a month.

Shares of Japanese carmaker Nissan fall as much as 11% to 850 yen in early trade in Tokyo after the firm cuts its full-year profit forecast.

Water firms are urged to "look closely" at what level of price rises need to be made and introduce special tariffs for hard-pressed households.

Security firm G4S plans to invest up to £20m next year and deal with 35 underperforming businesses after a series of high-profile problems.

Payday lenders are divided over a plan to limit the number of rollovers of short-term, high-interest loans, MPs have heard.

The European Commission says the EU's economy has reached a "turning point", but makes further cuts to its eurozone growth predictions for 2014.