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Thomas Cook pilots plan more strikes

Pilots at leisure airline Thomas Cook announce more industrial action after 12-hour strike.

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Banking on Kenya’s gluten-free cassava

Entrepreneurs in Kenya are cashing in on Africa’s naturally gluten-free vegetable.

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Virgin Atlantic CEO: Reacting to Hurricane Irma

Virgin Atlantic boss Craig Kreeger on how the airline has been joining efforts to help those hit by Hurricane Irma.

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Nigeria and South Africa limp out of recession

Nigeria and South Africa have emerged from recession but their future growth remains uncertain.

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Is debt interest more than NHS pay?

A look at the sums behind Theresa May’s claim in Parliament.

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Pierre Bergé, partner of Yves Saint Laurent, dies at 86

Bergé helped build the YSL brand, was a patron of the arts and a campaigner for gay rights.

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Slot machines ‘hard to resist’ for young in Ghana

A lack of employment in rural Ghana is contributing to a growing addition to gambling.

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Annuity sales continue to plunge

Tens of thousands of pension pots have been cashed in, rather than exchanged for an income for life.

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UK manufacturing output picks up in July

Output grew at the fastest pace this year during the month, but the trade deficit remained little changed.

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Trinity Mirror in talks to buy Express newspaper

The Daily Mirror owner says it is in talks to buy the owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star.