Stock markets worldwide have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, says there should be an option to disclose the identity of cyberbullies.

Residents of one of Germany's foremost car manufacturing bases are urged to leave their vehicles at home after smog breaches maximum safe levels.

The sale of the UK government's stake in the Eurostar train service is "further evidence" of assets being undervalued, the Public Accounts Committee says.

Netflix says its customer numbers grew more than expected last quarter, sending its US-listed shares up as much as 8% in after hours trading.

Steel company Sheffield Forgemasters cuts up to 100 jobs in another blow for the crisis-hit industry that has seen thousands of redundancies.

Shares in Asia sink into negative territory as investor sentiment continues to be rattled by oil prices and concerns over growth in China.

Royal Dutch Shell has said it expects full-year profits of between $10.4bn and $10.7bn just a week before shareholders vote on its planned takeover of smaller rival BG Group.