Surveyors are witnessing a surge of demand from buy-to-let investors which they expect to push up house prices.

BT says it will launch a new service later this year to divert nuisance calls within its network before they ring on customers' phones.

Most grocery shoppers are unable to identify the cheapest deals when faced with a blizzard of "special offers" in stores, financial experts say.

Hong Kong shares join the regional downward trend, falling 4%, as trading resumes after the Lunar New Year break.

The US Senate votes unanimously in favour of tougher sanctions against North Korea after its recent nuclear and rocket tests.

The Hollywood studio behind the US film Dallas Buyers Club is no longer pursuing its piracy case against Australians accused of illegally downloading the movie.

Rio Tinto reports a slump in net profits and drops its progressive dividend policy, hit by the fall in commodity prices.

French oil major Total reports a 20% increase in annual net profit to $5.1bn, compared with $4.2bn a year earlier.