VIDEO: India moves to shield drug production
India’s government is worried that any dispute with China could lead to India running out of essential drugs and is moving to avoid such a scenario.
US fast food worker protests expand
US fast food worker protests expand to 190 cities as the movement to raise the minimum wage in the US to $15 (£9.57) an hour reaches its two-year anniversary.
Uber taxi business valued at $40bn
Taxi booking firm Uber has raised another $1.2bn from investors, a deal that values the technology business at $40bn (£25.5bn).
‘Colossal’ cuts to come, warns IFS
The plans set out in the Autumn Statement will require government spending cuts “on a colossal scale” after the election, an independent forecaster warns.
Putin warns Russians of hard times
President Putin warns Russians to brace for hard times, days after the rouble suffers its biggest fall since the late 1990s.
Anfield expansion to 59,000 to begin
Liverpool say they will begin work on Monday to increase Anfield’s capacity from about 45,500 to 59,000.
Cuts warnings ‘hyperbolic’ – Osborne
Chancellor George Osborne says claims about the impact of spending cuts are exaggerated, as he defends his Autumn Statement.
VIDEO: Are pomegranates key to Afghan future?
Daud Qarizadah reports on plans to replace poppies with pomegranates in Afghanistan’s agriculture industry.
House price growth slows in November
The annual growth in UK house prices slowed in November to 8.2%, the Halifax says as the new stamp duty rules take effect.