Samsung has urged owners of the Galaxy Note 7 to turn off the phone while it investigates reports of devices it had deemed safe catching fire.

US investor Warren Buffett releases his tax details after Republican candidate Donald Trump accused him of using loopholes to avoid paying tax.

The pensions regulator wants more powers to intervene to help protect final-salary pensions which may be at risk when companies are sold off.

Hundreds of thousands of householders in flood risk areas have failed to install basic protection against rising waters, insurers say.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore orders the closure of a merchant bank and fines two others for breaching anti-money laundering controls.

A three-day strike on Southern trains is under way despite the RMT union advising its members to sign the rail company's new contracts.

The UK's biggest gym operator, Pure Gym, abandons a plan to sell shares on the stock market, blaming "challenging" market conditions.

The pound continues to come under pressure, dropping below $1.23, while the FTSE 100 share index flirts with a record high.