The Volkswagen GTE promises sports hatch handling with hybrid low emissions. Can it deliver? Jack Evans finds out.

Insurance group Legal & General unveiled a major deal last week when it bought the life assurance and unit trust business of Nationwide, a move worth about £285m (€427.5m).

Reports in the Financial Times have indicated that mobile operator Vodafone could sell off up to half of its 45 per cent stake in US company Verizon Wireless.