Trade war: What you need to know about US-China talks

Talks appear to be reaching the final stretch though both sides remain divided on several key issues.

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Google owner Alphabet misses sales forecasts

Shares in the internet giant tumble nearly 7% after its sales growth falls short of forecasts.

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WeWork office giant plans US share listing

The US firm which offers shared office space around the world is yet to make a profit.

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Woodstock 50 anniversary festival cancelled, investor says

Rapper Jay-Z, singer Miley Cyrus and the Killers band were booked to play at Woodstock 50 in New York.

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Boeing safety system not at fault, says chief executive

Dennis Muilenburg says a safety mechanism was only one factor in two fatal Boeing plane crashes.

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Mastercard and Visa agree to cut overseas card fees

The European Commission says the deal will lead to "lower prices for European retailers to do business".

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Labour's John McDonnell says UK economy requires 'revolution'

Shadow chancellor says people want change in a Newsnight series marking Mrs Thatcher's election.

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Quietly-spoken investor seeks change at Barclays

British-born but US-based investor Edward Bramson is seeking election to the bank's board on Thursday.

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Huawei: US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant

Intelligence sharing will be at risk if countries use the firm to build 5G networks, official says.

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Almost a third of graduates 'overeducated' for their job

The Office for National Statistics says 31% of graduates are overeducated for their job.

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US firm apologises for seeking 'preferably Caucasian' candidate

A US firm has apologised for a job ad that stated it would prefer white candidates.

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Fewer Britons choosing EU countries for holidays, travel firm says

Many people have 'pressed pause' on their summer plans over Brexit uncertainty, Thomas Cook says.

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A supermarket is being piloted which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app.

A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app. Emma Simpson reports.

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'Bullying gets you nowhere, it closes people off'

Jenny Sealey MBE, CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, says too much bullying exists in business.

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The chief financial officer of Debenhams says its 22 store closures is a retail reality.

The chief financial officer of Debenhams, Rachel Osborne, says its 22 store closures is a reality of the UK retail environment.

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How the painkiller became a million dollar idea

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the painkiller became a million dollar idea.

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Sainsbury's-Asda merger 'would have harmed competition'.

The competition watchdog blocks the Sainsbury's-Asda merger, warning it would leave consumers worse off.

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How have Airbnb and short lets changed Edinburgh?

A lettings agent and long-term resident give their take on how the growth of Airbnb and short term lets have changed Edinburgh.

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How 'digital twins' make a factory more efficient

The "digital twin" system allows the robots of the Siemens factory in Bad Neustadt to work more efficiently.

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How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together

Young people on either side of a decades-old conflict seldom meet, but tech is building bridges.

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Why the bicycle's future looks bright

The bicycle ushered in a manufacturing revolution as well as a social one, and is doing so again.

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Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change?

Forty years ago Mrs Thatcher came to power, is the UK economy at another historic moment of change?

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'I used to sell my packed lunch to my schoolmates'

How Sharan Pasricha used his entrepreneurialism to build a boutique hotel chain.

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The plane-maker taking on Boeing and Airbus

Chinese-made planes have attracted criticism, but the crisis facing Boeing could spur interest.

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Tracking the toxic air that's killing millions

Artificial intelligence is giving us more accurate air pollution forecasts, potentially saving lives.

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Is China losing the battle against an incurable pig virus?

Global pork prices could rise sharply as African swine fever decimates China's pig population.

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Beast from the east: Indian mountaineers reckon they've found Yeti footprints

Mountaineers from the Indian army on a expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman, the military said on Tuesday.

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Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch

New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March.

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Factbox: The main political parties in South Africa's election

South Africans voting for a new national parliament on May 8 will have 48 parties to choose from -- more than at any election since the end of white minority rule in 1994.

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Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.

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Australian right-wing senate candidate resigns after strip-club video emerges

The leader of Australia's right-wing One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, said on Tuesday one of her senate candidates has resigned from the party after footage emerged showing him making derogatory comments and touching a dancer in a U.S. strip club.

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Britain's Labour hails progress in cross-party Brexit talks: The Times

Prime Minister Theresa May's government has made substantive moves in Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Party, The Times newspaper reported, citing unidentified Labour sources.

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Islamic State airs video purporting to be leader al-Baghdadi

Islamic State's media network on Monday published a threatening video message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the jihadists' now-defunct "caliphate" five years ago.

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Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight

The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumors after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday.

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China sentences Canadian to death for drug offences

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Tuesday for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, amid heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive.

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Emperor Akihito prays ahead of Japan's first abdication in two centuries

Japan's Emperor Akihito prayed to a Shinto sun goddess on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to mark the end of a three-decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people.

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Japanese thank departing emperor whose era marked shift from 1980s boom

Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday, but judged his three-decade Heisei era as a period of difficulty and transition for Japan after the economic boom and confidence of the 1980s.

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Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq

The children ran along the narrow enclosure, screaming, fighting and crying for the attention of the prison worker distributing sweets and balloons. Bug-bitten toddlers, too small to walk, clung to the sides of the chain link fence, staring blankly.

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Exclusive: Blackwater founder’s latest sales pitch - mercenaries for Venezuela

Erik Prince - the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater and a prominent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump - has been pushing a plan to deploy a private army to help topple Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicholas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the effort told Reuters.

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