Nationwide is raising its age limit for mortgage borrowers by ten years to 85, in the latest sign of the impact of rising house prices on buyers.

New global rules forcing companies to report taxable activities country-by-country are called for by a group of 300 prominent economists.

Bakery chain Greggs sees sales growth slow in the first 18 weeks of 2016 after "softer" High Street conditions in March.

A plunge in sales has pushed Taiwanese smartphone firm HTC into a first quarter loss but the firm hopes new HTC 10 phone will revive fortunes.

The German Cartel Office fines several supermarket chains €90.5m for fixing the price of some beers, sweets and coffee.

The US doughnut company Krispy Kreme agrees to be bought by Kenco coffee owner, JAB Holding, for $1.35bn.

Baidu must reduce the number of paid-for adverts in its search results, Chinese regulators say, following controversy over the death of a student.

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem says he hopes a deal with Greece on reforms and debt relief can be agreed by eurozone ministers on 24 May.