The UK government has not shown why it needs to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail link between London and the North, says a House of Lords committee.

Britain's biggest companies have doubled the number of female directors, but some smaller firms still have all-male boards.

The UK fracking industry needs a new regulator to give the public more confidence in the fledgling sector, an industry-backed body has concluded.

Trade talks between the US and European Union are marked by 'dog whistle' politics, a report by the Business Select Committee says.

Private equity firm 3G Capital is in talks to buy Kraft in a deal that could value the US food giant at more than $40bn (£27bn), according to reports.

UK construction firm Balfour Beatty reports an annual loss of £59m and announces it will not be paying an annual dividend.

Sophisticated identity theft "on an industrial scale" is on the rise with a 46-year-old man the most likely victim, a new report says.

BT announces it is to start selling mobile phone subscriptions again in the UK, 10 years after it pulled out of the market.