Former BP boss Lord Browne: Everyone in the oil industry knew I was gay, apparently
Browne recounted how the Mail On Sunday outed him and how he lied on record.
BoE boss Mark Carney's 'change course or prepare for disaster' warning on climate change
Industry welcomes Bank of England chief's warnings about the economic impact of global warming.
China starts public holiday on positive note with better-than-expected manufacturing data
China's lively manufacturing industry scored 49.8 on the Purchasing Managers' Index.
China's economic problem is worse than we expected and it is crushing other markets
Emerging markets and open economies will feel the burn of the most painful Monday in history for a long time.
UK slips down global competitiveness index as Switzerland tops the league
Britain drops one place to tenth in the WEF index, with Sweden taking ninth spot.
Volkswagen emission scandal: 1.2m VW, Audi, Skoda and SEAT diesel vehicles in UK affected
The software, which cheated emission tests, is thought to be installed in 1,189,906 cars in the UK.
Eurozone inflation turns negative as weak oil prices push rates down
Official statistics body Eurostat says prices dropped to 0.1% year-on-year in September.
UK house prices rose 3.8% in September as continued growth is expected for years
The growth adds to market-wide concerns about the lack of new homes to keep up with demand.
Sainsbury's set to book £548m full year profit as sales decline slows
Sales dropped by 1.1% on a like-for-like basis, 0.2 percentage points less than analysts had forecast.
Jeremy Corbyn: What does the business world think of the Labour leader's conference speech?
Some have claimed that Corbyn is anti-business, but after his election, the business world seemed quite content.
Volkswagen to be removed from sustainability stock market index due to emissions scandal
VW 'does not meet the conditions set for companies to be listed on the indexes'.
Axel Springer buys New York based Business Insider in $442m deal
With its 76 million unique monthly visitors, the business site is the newest addition to Axel's portfolio.
Uber Amsterdam HQ raided by Dutch prosecutors as part of criminal investigation into taxi app firm
Environment and transport inspection service has confiscated documents from the company.
UK retail sales up more than expected as online shopping falls behind
The CBI revealed 60% of retailers said sales volumes were up in September, from the same month in 2014.
Glencore shares see biggest fall in history after Horizonte buys Brazil nickel operations
From 340p, the company has shed more than 71% in the past few months to a share-price low of 76p.
Redcar steel plant: Nearly 2,000 face redundancy as SSI UK announces closure
Sahaviriya Steel Industries announced the plant will be mothballed due to challenging market conditions.
Vodafone share tumbles as Liberty Global terminates merger talks
Investors unhappy when Vodafone said that long talks with the US and German cable company led nowhere.
Shell stops drilling in Alaska's Chukchi Sea just 6 weeks after it gained permission
Burger J well exploration too expensive and didn't yield results says Royal Dutch Shell.
Nuclear deal: World needs Iran to stabilise 'very unsafe' Middle East threatened by likes of Isis
Swiss ambassador Giulio Haas says the motivation behind investing in Iran was not just financial.
Over a third of UK companies miss out on important information and value
Companies in the UK performed less than the global average, with the US using information most effectively.
B Corp: UK companies to join likes of Ben & Jerry's to become ethically certified
According to BLab, companies should play their part in working towards a better world
Happy Birthday song in public domain as US judge rules out copyright claim by Warner-Chappell
Warner/Chappell claims Happy Birthday copyright through acquisition of musical basis of the song.
VW scandal: Chief Martin Winterkorn refuses to step down and faces executive board
German chief executive has apologised for the alleged emission fraud which has affected 11 million cars.
Volkswagen shares plummet to 2012 low as German government launches additional probe
The company is facing a $18bn fine, shares have fallen more than 21% and VW is asked to recall over 480,000 cars
UK house prices: September sees biggest rise since 2002 as government efforts to ease market fail
Average price stands at £294,834 as first-time buyers continue to struggle to get on the housing ladder.
Greece election: Alexis Tsipras keen to reunite with Independent Greeks in coalition
Syriza won an impressive 35.5% of the votes cast, which means it will hold 145 seats in parliament.
Greece election: First exit polls show Syriza slightly ahead of New Democracy
Tsipras looks to be slightly ahead of New Democracy with polls predicting around he will gather 30%-35% of votes
Raif Badawi's wife outraged as UN appoints Saudi Arabia rep to lead human rights panel
UN Watch has called upon delegates to condemn the appointment.
Pope Francis holds mass for thousands of Cubans, asks world powers to cooperate
Atheist Cuban leader Raul Castro hints that the Pope's charisma caused him to reconsider his faith.
Jackie Collins death: Celebrities pay tribute to and remember the 'scandalous' novelist
Collins was known for her controversial books about sex and relationships.