Ian Livingston has quit as chief executive of telecoms giant BT to become Britain's new trade minister, it was announced today.

The long-awaited report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has been published. The review was commissioned in 2012, following a number of scandals in the banking industry.

By Olesya Dmitracova and David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:43pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymakers acknowledged earlier this month that further market volatility could be on the way because of uncertainty about the ...

Ofcom said it would investigate a complaint from that alleges BSkyB has refused to let BT sell its channels unless it can sell the BT Sport channels to satellite subscribers in return.

Currency markets lacked any clear direction in European trading hours Wednesday as traders and investors refrained from piling on big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day, although some of Europe's smaller currencies were ...

Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda Group has said it will spend more than �1bn ($1.6bn) to buy a British yacht maker and develop a hotel in London.

Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelming against the government's controversial plan to sell off the 497-year-old postal service.

The company, which has built 12,000 homes in more expensive housing areas since 2009, said future investments would be increasingly weighted towards a small number of higher value properties.

By Paul Sandle. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:40am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - Imagination Technologies, the British chip designer whose graphics technology is in smartphones from Apple and Samsung, reported lower full-year profits as licensing slows.

Passenger satisfaction on London commuter services has fallen because travellers are increasingly frustrated by late-running trains, according to a major survey published today.