China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.

Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, an industry report suggests, though threats remain.

Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.

Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.

Severstal, Russia's largest steel producer, returned to profit in the last quarter, but missed analysts' expectations.