Business
HK budget airline leaves London
Hong Kong's first budget airline, Oasis, has taken off on its first flight from the UK.
India bank staff in strike action
Nearly a million Indian bank workers strike in protest at reforms which unions believe will lead to job cuts.
ICBC shares climb 18% on debut
Shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) rise 18% on its Hong Kong debut.
Warning as City toasts Big Bang
City leaders issue warning as the London Stock Exchange celebrates 20 years since the 'Big Bang' reforms of 1986.
Call centres infiltrated by gangs
Criminals have planted staff inside 10% of Glasgow's call centres to steal customer details, police believe.
Microsoft profit beats forecasts
Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, sees quarterly earnings top analysts' forecasts.
Virgin defers A380 by four years
Virgin Atlantic says it will put back its order for six Airbus A380 superjumbos by four years to 2013.
Eurotunnel unveils new debt deal
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel unveils a debt restructuring plan aimed at placating creditors and staving off collapse.
Oracle attack hits Red Hat shares
Shares in computer software firm Red Hat have slumped by 25% after giant rival Oracle pledged to undercut its prices.
Claimants fail to get up to £8bn
As much as 20% of means-tested benefits from national and local government went unclaimed in 2004/05, new figures show.