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The new government in Afghanistan says it wants to make it easier to do business in the country - but will things change?

The FTSE 100 rises, with energy shares lifting the market as the price of Brent crude holds steady near to $80 a barrel.

An order to build more 100 trains for the Gatwick Express line will safeguard jobs at Bombardier's Derby plant, a company spokesman says.

Post Office staff who work in the company's supply chain back strike action in a row over pay, with the union warning a pre-Christmas strike is "inevitable".

Bank of Ireland staff, including those in Northern Ireland, are to receive an above inflation pay rise and a bonus equivalent to 5% of their salary.

Next year's Rugby World Cup will add £982m of value to the UK economy, says a report commissioned by the tournament's organising committee.