From Monday homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde dismisses reports that the body is trying to push Greece towards default as "simply nonsense".

Mixed start for Asian markets as Australian investors eye an interest rate decision later in the week.

Union leaders will meet to discuss the steel industry crisis later as efforts continue to save thousands of jobs.

London's leading shares dip in early Monday trading, with telecoms firms among the biggest fallers.

Oil prices rebound after Friday's steep fall and early losses, though doubts remain that output will be reined in at a meeting later this month.

European telecom shares gyrate after Orange and Bouygues' plan to create France's biggest telecoms group collapses.

Alaska Air Group agrees to acquire fellow airline Virgin America in a $4bn deal, to create the fifth-largest US airline.