The consumer group Which? and the Federation of Small Businesses are asking regulators to investigate the "broken" energy market.

The UK's hotels and shops sees income from Russians fall 17% last month as visitor numbers fell back amid political unrest in Ukraine, says a report.

"Ingrained" attitudes among employers and fears about the loss of salary is preventing many men from taking paternity leave, a report has suggested.

Standard Life, the Edinburgh-based pensions and insurance firm, has confirmed it is in talks to buy Ignis Asset Management - a fund manager worth £400m.

China's manufacturing sector showed further contraction in March, according to a new report which mainly tracks activity in smaller factories.

Co-op Bank is having to raise another £400m from its owners, because it has uncovered an unexpected £400m of costs or charges related to past misconduct and poor documentation.

The Co-op Bank plans to raise another £400m by issuing new shares following the discovery of additional costs related to past misconduct and poor documentation.

Troubled UK pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond suspends trading in its shares after its lenders, Barclays and Lloyds, reject the company's turnaround plan.