PM plans to boost home ownership
Prime Minister David Cameron says the Budget will include a package of measures to help people buy their own home and boost house building.
Tories to change inheritance tax rule
Chancellor George Osborne is to announce the end of inheritance tax on family homes worth up to £1m in Wednesday’s Budget.
Greek minister: Europe won’t let Athens go under
Greece’s finance minister accused creditors of trying to “terrorize” Greeks into accepting austerity.
Greek banks plan ‘haircut’ on deposits
Greek banks are preparing contingency plans for a possible “bail-in” of depositors, sources said. The FT reports.
CBI says UK economic growth slows
Surveys for the Confederation of British Industry find that manufacturing, retails and services growth slowed in the second quarter.
VIDEO: Trillions lost on China stock market
China’s Shanghai Composite index has slumped about 30% since mid-June, wiping out most of this year’s gains
TV won digital wars without firing a shot: Author
Which is more likely to win the TV battle: CBS or Netflix? One observer already thinks the former has beaten the latter.
VIDEO: Building a Spitfire with eBay parts
John Romain explains to BBC News how he and his team spent three years restoring a 1940s Spitfire to flying condition once again.
Solar plane breaks record for longest flight
A pilot flying a solar-powered plane has broken the world record for the longest non-stop solo flight in history.