The housebuilder narrowly avoids defeat over a plan to pay chief executive Jeff Fairburn £75m.
The offer by the owner of NBC and Universal Pictures is 16% higher than a bid by 21st Century Fox.
Crisis-hit TSB said its internet bank is working at 50% capacity, leaving half of customers locked out.
The rival companies join forces to build a fighter aircraft to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale jets.
Cyber-security researchers found a way to unlock rooms across the world without leaving a trace.
A GoCompare advert has been banned from daytime TV for encouraging kids to swallow money.
The reseller fails to give consumers better information about the tickets it sells on, the CMA says.
Whitbread is to split off the UK's biggest coffee chain after pressure from activist investors.
Online fashion retailer says strong results were achieved against a difficult trading background.
The UK is looking at its own sat-nav system if the EU locks it out of Galileo because of Brexit.
The bank said it had put aside another £90m for payment protection insurance mis-selling claims.
The improved bid comes after the Irish drugmaker rejected a series of offers from the Japanese firm.
The Treasury aims to stamp out the 'lowlife crooks' preying on vulnerable people.
In Singapore, senior citizens are learning how to code computer programs on training courses designed to modernise skills and keep older brains sharp.
Martin Lewis is taking Facebook to court because of fake adverts showing his face.
Five steps to understanding it, ahead of a symbolic vote on the issue this week.
The man building a four-storey castle out of recycled plastic bottles.
A whisky master blender explains how she detects an orchestra of flavours and aromas in Scotland's national drink.
The governor of the Bank of England has said that an interest rate rise is "likely" this year, but any increases will be gradual.
Farmers are turning to robots to plant seedlings and pick produce because of human worker shortages.
Challenges lay ahead for Africa's airlines as they are granted greater access to the continent.
National Grid says the 72-hour streak is the longest since the 1880s.
For the first time, music streaming is making more money than sales of CDs and vinyl.
How companies deal with cases of sexual harassment in the workplace is being scrutinised like never before.
The meat industry, a major contributor to CO2 emissions and deforestation, is facing competition.
Australian entrepreneurship Jo Horgan turned a love of makeup into 87-strong chain of cosmetics stores.
Brazil's Odebrecht scandal is one of the biggest corporate corruption cases in history.
Once synonymous with cheap flights and pre-breakfast pints - is Stansted Airport about to become glamorous?
This weekend's London Marathon will make 90,000 compostable cups available for runners.
How can you create public transport in the jungle without polluting it? The isolated Achuar peoples of Ecuador have created an ingenious solution.
Farmers are working on robotic solutions due to a shortage of human workers to pick difficult crops.
The World Trade Organization faces challenges on two fronts that threaten the way it does business.
Chris Richardson's life fell apart after the bank took his hotel and sold it to its own property division.
What should parents say to teenagers who seem to be playing on their computers more than revising for exams?
Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?
The fitness tracking firm, co-founded by James Park, has been struggling in a more competitive market.
Automatic braking systems could save 1,000 lives on the UK's roads over the next decade.
Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.
Big rewards are available for hackers who can spot when websites have got their coding wrong.
A good Brexit deal will be vital to the continuing health of the UK car industry say observers.
The Harry Potter author is running an international campaign to stop children being isolated in poor-quality institutions.
Data harvesting is a multi-billion dollar industry privacy campaigners believe is far too opaque.
Richard Reed, one of the co-founders of smoothie firm Innocent, looks back on the company's meteoric growth.
The United States is a rich market but navigating its regulations can be expensive and difficult. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will simplify the whole process of exporting, making it cost-effective to do business in the US no matter what the size of your company
UKTI’s High Value Opportunities programme aims to help UK companies of all sizes win business from large overseas projects
How UKTI can help your business grow internationally