Legislation that would have set minimum standards for passenger space aboard commercial aeroplanes fails to pass in the US Senate.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index opens lower due to a sell off in exporting company shares, as the yen continues to strengthen.

Labour accuses David Cameron of "hypocrisy" after the PM revealed he once owned shares in an offshore trust set up by his late father.

A deal to save Tata Steel's Scunthorpe plant could be signed as soon as Monday, the BBC understands.

London's leading shares rise in early Friday trading, with mining stocks leading the upward trend.

Women's fashion chain Bonmarche's shares fall 10% in early trading after becoming the latest retailer to warn conditions are "challenging".

The UK's trade deficit was worse than expected in February, official figures show, as its goods trade gap with the EU widened to a record level.

Tata Steel made hundreds of millions of pounds selling carbon emissions permits given for free under a European Union emissions trading scheme, experts say.