A government adviser warns that a new hi-tech rail signalling system could be hacked by terrorists to cause train crashes.

Switzerland is the world's happiest country, according to a new survey, closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.

After rising for three consecutive sessions and hitting a 15-year high, Japan's Nikkei index fell on Friday.

The government sells more shares in Lloyds, raising about £586m and taking its stake in the bank to below 21%.

US cable giant Comcast will abandon its proposed $45bn acquisition of rival Time Warner Cable after failing to convince regulators the deal would not harm competition, reports suggest.

HSBC says it is considering whether it should move its headquarters out of the UK, following "regulatory and structural reforms" in the banking industry.

Mining shares lift the FTSE 100, but shares in fashion chain French Connection dive 20% after it warns of weak sales.

The cost of renting a home in Britain rose by 2.1% in the year to the end of March, official figures show.