When China's economy sneezes, the world catches a cold — or so the saying goes. With the latest GDP figures from the People's Republic hot off the press, Rahul Tandon finds out what this could say about the direction of the world — and the UK's — economy.

Some of the public sector pay rises announced by the government last week are to be paid for by increases in fees on visas and other immigration charges — what could it mean for businesses trying to attract skilled labour?

Plus, we speak to Dale Vince, chief executive of Ecotricity, about his latest venture — what he says is the world's first electric airline powered by renewable energy.