Thousands of Post Office workers are expected to go on strike later in a dispute over branch closures, job losses and changes to pensions.

The government approves the new £18bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and says it will introduce "new safeguards" to future projects.

The John Lewis Partnership has blamed a "very competitive" retail market and higher staff pay for a slide in profits.

Morrisons reports rising sales and profits, indicating that the recovery at the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain is continuing.

The FTSE 100 falls, with shares in retailer Next dropping as its profits dip amid "challenging and volatile" trading.

UK retail sales were stronger than expected in August, suggesting consumer confidence has held up in the wake of the Brexit vote.

The government was "close to" a new deal with a firm tasked with cutting tax credit fraud before the BBC revealed many payments had been wrongly stopped, a source says.

A finance firm from Manchester is fined £30,000 after sending 65,000 spam texts in just four months.