Firms would not be able to pay agency workers less than directly employed staff under a Labour government, party leader Ed Miliband promises.

The Conservatives will continue to use the "triple lock" to protect the basic state pension if they win the next election, David Cameron vows.

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC reports worse-than-expected profits, as it continues to lose ground to its rivals Samsung and Apple.

Libya restarts oil production at the El Sharara field in the south of the troubled country after protesters ended a blockade.

Pensioners should be given the power to switch annuities, Pensions Minister Steve Webb tells a newspaper.