Millions of savers are being reminded that they may need to move some of their cash, to guarantee it will be fully protected in the event of their bank going bust.

Australian shares are off to a positive start on Thursday, boosted by a commodities-led rally in US stocks overnight.

Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a fierce critic of President Putin, says he is considering asking for political asylum in the UK.

Passengers going by train to the UK's two biggest airports will face long delays over the festive period as engineering work begins.

Mining shares continue to make gains, helping to send the FTSE 100 higher at the start of trading.

The US road safety regulator has linked an eighth death to a faulty airbag inflator manufactured by Japan's Takata.

Hotel group Hyatt warns visitors that it suffered a security breach in its customer payment system.

A Japanese court paves the way for two more of the country's nuclear reactors to be restarted.