Google has announced that it will start building its own self-driving cars. They will have a stop/go button but no controls, steering wheels or pedals.

Contrasting claims about the costs and benefits of Scottish independence are to be put to voters by nationalists and unionists.

Nationwide building society warns the London housing market may be facing a "natural correction" as it reports its best ever annual results.

Serco is awarded the 15-year contract to run the Caledonian sleeper train service between Scotland and London.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba buys a 10% stake in Singapore's national postal service provider SingPost for S$312.5m ($249m; £148m).

Luxury car maker Aston Martin will create hundreds of jobs and extend its UK manufacturing facilities, the firm has said.

Weir Group drops its attempt to take over Metso Corporation after the Finnish engineering firm rebuffs a second approach.

A second £1m premium bond prize is to be launched from August, National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has confirmed.