The former owner of BHS, Sir Philip Green, has called on the chairman of a Commons committee examining the collapse of the UK chain to resign.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire News Corp posts a quarterly loss in the three months to March, due to a legal settlement charge.

Japanese markets have reopened after three days of national holiday, and the Nikkei 225 index edges up.

The world's biggest steel maker ArcelorMittal sees an improvement in the global steel market.

Technology giant Toshiba appoints a new chief executive in the wake of a damaging accounting scandal.

Public transport and shipping hit as Greeks start a three-day general strike in protest at further austerity measures.

The US economy added 160,000 jobs in April - undershooting expectations and well below the 208,000 created in March.

An independent review is to be carried out into an agreement to protect remaining bank branches in towns and villages.