Technology giant Hewlett-Packard releases profits statement accidentally early, saying that although earnings rose it will cut as many as 16,000 more jobs.

Derby County and Queens Park Rangers will contest what is estimated to be the biggest financial prize in world football at Wembley this weekend.

Liu Han, a Chinese tycoon believed to have links to China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang, has been sentenced to death, state media say.

The seven-year franchise to run the expanded Thameslink rail network is awarded to Govia Thameslink, a joint venture majority-owned by transport group Go-Ahead.

Barclays Bank is fined £26m by UK regulators after one of its traders was discovered attempting to fix the price of gold.

Shares in over-50s insurer and holidays firm Saga open slightly higher on their stock exchange debut.

Nuisance phone calls are increasingly related to offers of home improvement work, although PPI remains the most common subject, the regulator says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will create a state-backed fund to invest in home production to cut dependence on Western imports.