Business and Finance

China's coronavirus outbreak has fuelled record downloads of apps and games by millions of quarantined households, fresh data reveals.

The sale of house coal and wet wood will be phased out from next year as part of a government move to tackle air pollution.

Dozens of business leaders could be forced to relinquish their roles as advisers to the prime minister as part of a shake-up of Boris Johnson's engagements with industry bosses.

Barclays has scrapped 'Big Brother'-style spyware installed on its staff computers following a reported backlash.

Heathrow has become carbon neutral in emissions, but only from the parts of the airport it runs and not including flights.

The people of Teesside are being promised that steel will be produced in Redcar again within three years, following a deal with the owners of the mothballed works.

The big four lenders that dominate the UK's banking market - Barclays, RBS/NatWest, HSBC and Lloyds - have completed reporting their results for the year and, with those results, there were some common themes.

Lloyds Banking Group has posted a 26% drop in pre-tax profits to £4.39bn for 2019.

Lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret is to change hands in a deal valuing the company at $1.1bn (£850m).

Two airline groups have revealed they expect to lose tens of millions of pounds due to the coronavirus and its effect on travel.