UK interest rates will rise to 0.75% from 0.5% in the first three months of 2015 as growth picks up, according to a prediction from the CBI.

ITV buys an 80% stake in US reality TV producer Leftfield Entertainment, the firm behind shows such as the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Mozilla says it will test a plan that puts ads and sponsored content on the boxes that appear when Firefox users launch a new tab on the browser.

UK satellite operator Inmarsat is to offer a free, basic tracking service to all the world's passenger airliners, following the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

India's Reliance Industries, UK oil giant BP and Canada's Niko file an arbitration notice against the Indian government over gas prices.

Agreements for plans to build a new railway line in East Africa with Chinese help have been signed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Nissan's annual profits rise 10% to 389 trillion yen ($3.8bn; £2.26bn), boosted by better sales, cost cuts and a weaker yen.

Japanese electronics maker Sharp reports its first annual profit in three years following a huge restructuring.