Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Facebook headquarters in California, hailing the political power of social media in the modern world.

Asian shares are mixed on Monday, taking their lacklustre lead from Wall Street where investors were not convinced by the Federal Reserve's reassuring comments.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell is to push for a "Robin Hood tax" on the stock market and announce a review of tax collection in the UK in a Labour conference speech.

Motorists are being "tricked" into buying cars which claim to be more fuel efficient than they really are, a report claims in the latest scandal for the industry.

Royal Dutch Shell abandons Arctic exploration off the coast of Alaska after "disappointing" results from a key oil well.

US entertainment giant Comcast agrees to buy a 51% majority stake in Universal Studios Japan (USJ) for $1.5bn (£987m).

Aldi UK says it will launch online sales next year, as the discount supermarket chain announces record annual sales in 2014.

Mobile phone firm Vodafone says it has ended talks with Virgin Media owner Liberty Global over a potential asset swap.