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Labour leader Ed Miliband is to promise there will be no return to the tax and spend policies of past Labour governments, in a speech later.

Tie the knot without tying up your money

A sea eagle chick, featured on BBC Springwatch, which was seen being pushed out of the nest by an intruder eagle successfully flies the nest.

After 97 years of family ownership, Forbes Media announces it has sold a majority stake of the firm to a Hong Kong-based group of international investors.

Nigeria is booming, but a vast gap still exists between the growing middle-class and other Nigerians.

Why are US-EU trade talks so controversial?

China and Zambia have strong trade and business links, but the romance has not been without controversy.

The demand for ship identification and tracking data acquired by satellites is growing rapidly.

IMF head Christine Lagarde warns that financial markets maybe a little too upbeat given high levels of unemployment and debt in European economies.

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The European Commission has responded to criticism of its billion-euro Human Brain Project, declaring confidence that objections will be satisfied.

Shares in Malaysia Airlines closed down 11% following the crash of flight MH17 on route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, raising questions about the airline's future.

Conventional banks in Zanzibar are tapping into a growing market for financial products and services that are compliant with Islamic law.

Who decides where it's safe to fly?

Women must push harder for pay rises, says a Lib Dem minister as she unveils proposals to close the gender pay gap.

Islamic banking is growing quickly, and firms are developing products that comply with Islamic law, to access a burgeoning market.

Around 100 passengers on the Malaysia Airlines plane were thought to have been heading to a major international Aids conference in Australia.

Apple is criticised by the European Commission for not offering any "concrete and immediate" plans to stop users being misled by "free" apps.

US drug firm AbbVie has clinched a deal to buy the UK pharmaceutical company Shire for £32bn, after Shire reversed its opposition to the takeover earlier this week.

Sir David Attenborough has urged the public to look for butterflies as part of the Big Butterfly Count

Microsoft's ambitious TV division is to close, a month after debuting its first show.

The £1.4bn contract to run the Crossrail franchise through London from 2018 has been awarded to Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation, Transport for London (TfL) has announced

Scientists have developed a highly advanced bird song decoder, which can automatically identify the call of a vast variety of birds.

Conservationists call on the public to help survey the state of Britain's countryside by counting butterflies.

Most Asian shares fell on Friday after a Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 298 people crashed in eastern Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.