At least 30 Tory MPs will vote against HS2 on Monday, according to BBC research, but Labour will back the government.

From Monday the long-term unemployed will have to join the Help to Work scheme or face a reduction in their benefits.

The economic outlook for the next three months is "exceptionally strong", according to the employers' organisation the CBI.

The threat of a possible £1.2bn tax bill was lifted as a result of a secret HMRC settlement with Ecclestone family trusts for £10m, Panorama learns.

Retail sales in Japan grow at the fastest pace in 17 years in March as consumers rush to make purchases ahead of the sales tax hike in April.

Fresh questions are raised about the economic case for the HS2 high-speed rail link as David Cameron faces a backbench rebellion in the Commons.

Microsoft warns consumers that a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser could let hackers gain access and user rights to their computer.

US drugs giant Pfizer confirms it has contacted AstraZeneca over a possible bid, in what would be the largest takeover of a UK firm by a foreign company.