John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White to step down next year
Dame Sharon White will leave after five years, making her the shortest-serving chair in the retailer's history.
China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway
The project under Belt and Road links the capital Jakarta with the economic hub of Bandung.
Golden Week: China's economic woes fail to dampen holiday fever
But a sluggish economy forces young Chinese to travel cheaply for this year's holiday.
Aukus: UK defence giant BAE Systems wins £3.95bn submarine contract
The deal will provide decades of work at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
First class stamp price rises to £1.25
The price rise comes as Royal Mail seeks to cover higher delivery costs while letter numbers fall.
Water bills may rise if Ofwat approves new plans
Water companies want to invest £96bn in ambitious project that will see bills rise for customers
Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour
The move will affect two million of the lowest-paid workers, the chancellor will tell the Tory conference.
Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to pre-election tax cuts
The PM says his focus is easing living costs, amid Tory unrest on day one of the party's conference.
HS2: Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to Manchester link
The prime minister again refuses to say if high speed rail link will run from Birmingham to Manchester.
Shoplifter: Police need to stop people like me
A persistent shoplifter says stealing is easy and that police could do more to stop people like her.
Ban on single-use plastic cutlery comes into force bin England
Polystyrene cups and balloon sticks are also banned in England as part of efforts to cut waste.
Winter warning as new energy price cap comes in
The annual energy bill for a typical household falls on Sunday but is high by historical standards.
Iceland boss quits Tories labelling party 'out of touch'
Richard Walker had tried to become a Tory MP but has quit the party on the eve of the annual conference.
Train strikes set to cause travel disruption
Aslef union members will walk out in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Evergrande: The rise and fall of the property giant's billionaire founder
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of a crisis-hit Chinese property giant, is under police surveillance.
US car workers strike escalates as it enters third week
The United Auto Workers union said 7,000 more members would walk out.
Energy bills forecast to rise in January to £1,996
Analysts at Cornwall Insight say higher wholesale energy prices will drive bills up by £73 a year.
Severn Trent to 'spend billions' upgrading its network
The water supplier has said the overhaul will target leaks and spills while creating thousands of jobs.
UK economy grew faster than estimated since Covid
New figures show the economy has grown by 1.8% since the start of the pandemic, outpacing France and Germany.
Evergrande: Anxious Chinese home buyers reel from crisis
As China's housing crisis grows, so have fears that dreams of home ownership have been bulldozed.