The regional differences between car repair bills amounts to a lottery, and can be "offensive", a UK car magazine has claimed.

Stocks in mainland China are back in positive territory on Wednesday after drastic losses earlier in the week.

Wednesday's global launch of Windows 10 marks a “new era” for personal computing, Microsoft’s chief executive tells the BBC.

US online retailer Amazon calls for a separate airspace zone for commercial drone flights that could deliver goods to customers.

Barclays bank reports a 25% rise in half-year profits to £3.14bn but has set aside another £850m for customer compensation - including further PPI claims.

British businesses are to be forced to prove what they are doing to stop slavery and human trafficking in their supply chains, the government says.

Pay TV business Sky reports an 18% jump in annual profits to £1.4bn, helped by its screening of the HBO series, Game of Thrones.

Another bumper series of company reports helps the FTSE 100 off to a higher start on Wednesday.