Asian markets have started the week higher, boosted by Wall Street's strong performance on Friday and a bounce in iron ore prices.

First-time buyers would be exempt from stamp duty when buying homes for less than £300,000 under a Labour government, a move the Tories say is "panicky and unfunded".

A letter signed by the owners of 5,000 small firms calls for the Conservatives to be "given the chance to finish what they started", as Labour accuses the Tories of "letting down" business.

Leading English rugby union club Wasps, which plays at Coventry's Ricoh Stadium, is launching a seven-year bond as it aims to raise £25m to £35m.

HSBC continues to lift the FTSE 100 index in early Monday trading after saying last week that it might shift its HQ abroad.

EE, the UK's biggest mobile operator, saw its operating revenue fall 1.1% to £1.469m in the first quarter.

Oil price hovers at a four-and-a-half month high amid concerns over disruption to supplies from the Middle East.

Motorists going abroad after 8 June are being warned they will need to take a code with them if they want to hire a car.