New, independent research seen by the BBC suggests Heathrow airport could build a new runway without breaking European pollution laws.

Chatbots are being rolled out in customer service departments at Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Swedish bank SEB

Yum Brands, the company behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has seen disappointing quarterly results in its China business just weeks before spinning it off into a separate company.

Smartphone giant Samsung steps up its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) by taking over Viv, a new digital assistant developed by the maker of Apple's Siri.

Easyjet says the weak pound will cost it £90m in the current financial year, as it drives up the expense of jet fuel.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to announce later whether he backs fracking at two sites in the UK, in a landmark ruling.

Shares in Samsung Electronics hit a record high after activist investor Elliott Management proposes a radical corporate shake-up.

London's leading shares are slightly lower in early Thursday trading, with airline Easyjet worst hit after it warns that the weak pound will cost it £90m this financial year.