Up to £4bn worth of Lloyds Bank shares would be offered to the general public if the Conservatives win the election, David Cameron says.

Old kitchen, bathroom and laundry equipment made up 60% of the 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste thrown away in 2014, suggests a report.

Finnish voters go to the polls amid hopes that a new government will pull the country out of its three-year economic slump.

Saudi Arabian manufacturing and chemicals giant Sabic posts a 39% drop in net profits in the first quarter of the year.

China's Central Bank is to cut its bank reserve requirement ratio by one percentage point, as it aims to stimulate a cooling economy.