Mortgage rates have continued their downward slide, with multiple deals now available with less than 0.90 per cent interest - but borrowers should watch out for hefty fees.
Online fashion star Boohoo has announced plans to create the jobs over the next five years, as it battles back from criticism over poor working conditions at its suppliers.
Transdigm has proposed buying Meggitt for 900p per share. This values the FTSE 250 defence contractor at £7bn and far outweighs an 800p bid from another American firm, - Parker Hannifin.
Phoenix has decided to keep the Standard Life International brand, which has operations in Germany and Ireland, and could use this to expand in Europe. First-half profits rose 46 per cent to £527m.