China's internet giant Tencent will launch the popular Candy Crush game on the mainland in partnership with the game's creator King Digital Entertainment.

Takeaway owners are to face a new testing programme, after a watchdog found nearly a third of lamb takeaways it checked contained a different meat.

The Jockey Club, the organisation behind the UK's leading horseracing events, reports record profits for last year of £22m.

A teaching union leader says young teachers are shying away from taking out mortgages because of uncertainty over their future earnings.

French spirits firm Remy Cointreau says operating profits will fall by up to 40% after a crackdown by China on extravagant spending hits sales.

Luxury goods retailer Mulberry issues its second profit warning since Christmas and says it will look to introduce new "more affordable" products.

The Co-operative Group has announced losses of £2.5bn for 2013, marking the worst results in the group's 150-year history.

Retirees could be told how long they are likely to live after stopping work, says pensions minister Steve Webb.