The National Farmers Union and government ministers will hold talks in London later over the future of British dairy farming.

Toyota says it will halt operations at its two plants near the Chinese port of Tianjin where huge explosions last week killed more than 100 people.

The UK market gives up early gains as shares in mining companies fall.

Jeff Bezos, the boss of the online retailer Amazon, sends a memo to staff refuting a New York Times report of a 'bruising' corporate culture.

Savings rates are at last beginning to edge upwards, but 'easy access' accounts are getting less easy to access, according to new research

Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes warns that keeping interest rates low for too long could harm the UK's economy.

Japan's economy shrinks in the second quarter of the year, in a setback for the governments's reform policy.

Housebuilder Bovis Homes reports a 9% rise in half yearly profits to £53.8m, with house sales hitting a record high.