Millions of energy customers who have money left in old accounts are being given further encouragement to reclaim it by the energy industry.

Asian shares traded lower as government data from the region's leaders China and Japan showed weaker growth.

Inflation in China eased to a five-year low in November, showing ongoing weakness in the Asian giant.

The difference between the amount the UK imports and exports narrowed to a seven-month low in October, official data shows.

The largest US city to go broke will officially exit bankruptcy on Wednesday, according to a letter from its emergency manager.

Train travellers will once again face delays and cancellations because of engineering work on some of the country's biggest lines over Christmas.

US Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $1.1tn (£701.6bn) spending bill ahead of a looming Thursday evening deadline.

The government is too dependent on a handful of "quasi-monopoly" private companies to provide public services, MPs warn.