The government's cap on benefits is providing an incentive for people who are affected to find work, new research suggests.

Workers on zero-hours contracts earn nearly £300 a week less than permanent employees, according to a new report.

A new fee-free template for basic UK bank accounts has been revealed by the Treasury after a deal with major banks.

The focus of Asian markets was on Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition win did little to boost Japanese shares, weighed down by a business survey.

A quarterly survey has found that more than one third of Australians rate the country's economy as "poor", up from 25% in September

US pet products retailer PetSmart is sold to a group of private investors for $8.7bn (£5.5bn), in the largest debt-funded deal of the year.

Australia's government said it expects the nation's deficit to grow to $40.4bn Australian dollars ($33.2bn) in the 12 months to June.

An independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate the air traffic control computer failure which disrupted flights at UK airports last week.