A federal judge in Brazil blocks the assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale in the country over the collapse of a dam last month.

Sir John Major says the Bank of England is unlikely to raise interest rates quickly despite the recent US rise.

The head of the business lobby group the CBI warns of "significant" job losses as a result of the government's planned apprenticeship levy.

The World Trade Organization has agreed to abolish subsidies on farming exports at a summit in Kenya.