14:37 Russia and Uzbekistan sign $1.5bn gas deals
Uzbekistan and Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom signed two deals on Wednesday to develop gas fields worth around $1.5bn in the Central Asian state.

14:18 British Council Petersburg office ready to assist in continuing probe.
The British Council's St. Petersburg office is ready to provide any information needed to complete an investigation into allegations of illegal business operations by the organization.

13:57 Finnair to add flights to St Petersburg
Finnair is to introduce afternoon departures to St Petersburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in its new timetable in May, bringing the weekly total of departures from the Helsinki-Vantaa hub to the Russian city to ten.