Royal Bank of Scotland cuts the price of shares in the sale of a stake in US bank, Citizens Financial Group.

US coffee chain Starbucks plans to buy the remaining 60.5% stake of its Japanese unit in a $914m deal.

The PCS union confirms a strike for 15 October which could be the third consecutive day of strikes by major public sector unions over pay.

Asian markets experience a mixed trading day as Middle East tensions cap investors' appetite for risk.

France's transport minister says Air France has dropped plans to expand its Transavia low-cost business, but the airline says the comments are "premature".

Exclusive pricing deals between motor insurers and price comparison websites will be banned, the Competition and Markets Authority has said.

Geopolitical tensions and worries over the strength of the eurozone push the FTSE 100 lower in early trade.

Europe's largest economy shows further signs of fragility, as a key indicator of German business confidence falls for a fifth successive month.