Premier League negotiators, who will receive second-round bids for the rights in China and neighbouring markets on Monday, have tried to forge a truce between the large and small clubs.

The indebted transport group, which is set to give up its lossmaking East Coast rail franchise, could be obliged to pay up to £32m to cover losses by the cross-Channel rail service

Britain's biggest supermarkets operator is poised to push into China's rapidly growing retail market, teaming up with Asian investors to build three shopping centres

The BBC has released the first in a series of disclosures on the salaries and expenses of its top 107 executives reacting to public pressure and calls for greater transparency

The telecoms provider raised its cost reductions target for the current year to £1.5bn from £1bn as it announced its intention to raise the annual dividend