Department store chain John Lewis reports increased sales over the Christmas period, driven by more customers purchasing goods online.

Japan's main share index was lower in early trading on Monday, as Asia's markets reopened for the first full week in 2015.

Passengers at Stansted Airport are delayed by up to an hour on Sunday after people arriving on a Ryanair flight went through an exit door "left open in error".

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is beginning a tour to China and oil producing countries as he tries to stem the impact of falling oil prices.

China's Xiaomi said it more than doubled its revenue in 2014, just a week after it was named the world's most valuable tech start-up.

The founder of a $200m hedge fund, Thomas Gilbert Sr, is shot dead in his flat in New York's Manhattan district, police say.

The euro hits a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predict the European Central Bank could take action to stimulate the region's economy.

Ed Miliband wants Labour activists to hold "four million conversations" with voters before the election - but the Conservatives attack his party's spending plans.