A shortage of homes coming onto the market will lead to house price rises with values expected to grow for a year, according to surveyors.

Regulated fracking should be an "urgent national priority", a group of Lords has said, but green campaigners say the UK must embrace renewables.

Social networking giant Twitter introduces a new feature that will allow advertisers to target users on its platform based on their language.

Nintendo says it will not allow gamers to play as gay characters in its life-simulation game Tomodachi Life.

China's exports and imports rebound in April, helping allay some fears about a slowdown in its economy.

Barclays says it will cut up to 14,000 jobs this year, while its investment bank will shed 7,000 jobs by 2016.

Vodafone seeks international arbitration to resolve its $2.2bn tax dispute with the Indian government.

Japanese carmaker Toyota sees its full-year profits nearly double, boosted mainly by the yen's weakness and cost cutting.