The head of a major UK business group is calling on politicians to rise above "point-scoring" in the general election campaigns next year.

Search planes and ships resume the hunt for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, which went missing over the Java Sea with 162 people on board.

Controversial Sony film The Interview becomes the studio's most downloaded film ever, just four days after its release online.

Asian markets traded higher on Monday following new record highs on Wall Street on Friday, which boosted investor confidence.

Jon Moulton, the founder of the investment firm which owned collapsed UK parcel delivery service City Link, says it couldn't have handled the firm's administration any better.

One in 10 UK families see one earner's wages used solely to cover childcare and commuting costs, research by insurer Aviva suggests.

Russia's economy contracts for the first time in five years as President Putin moves to protect the country's banks.

A new £100 coin featuring London's Elizabeth Tower which houses Big Ben is minted to mark the start of the new year.