The gap between the performance of England's northern and southern cities dramatically widened in the past 10 years, says a Centre for Cities study.

Mainland Chinese shares open almost 6% lower on Monday as brokerages fell on a crackdown by authorities over margin trading.

Wealth amassed by the richest 1% will soon overtake the amount owned by everyone else in the world, says charity group Oxfam.

John Laing, the infrastructure investment business, announces plans to list its shares on the stock market, a move it hopes will raise £130m.

The FTSE 100 heads higher in early trade, with shares in Tesco continuing their recent revival.

British Gas becomes the latest energy firm to announce a household gas price cut, promising a 5% fall in late February.

Saudi Arabia can cope with low oil prices for "at least eight years", Saudi Arabia's petroleum minister's former senior adviser has told the BBC.

The Serious Fraud Office closes its investigation into the 2011 takeover of UK software firm Autonomy by computer giant Hewlett-Packard.