The UK's banks have been told to find an additional �13.4bn of capital this year on top of the balance sheet-strengthening measures they had already been planning.

Fresh signs that the U.S. Federal Reserve is considering pulling back on efforts to support the U.S. economy rattled global markets Thursday in a wave that hit every major asset class.

UK retail sales recorded a larger-than-expected rise last month, helped by a strong increase in food sales. Sales rose 2.1% in May from the month before, and were up 1.9% from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The boss of Currys and PC World owner Dixons Retail today declared the retailer was moving from �survivor to winner� as a boom in tablet sales sent UK profits flying.

By Alistair Smout. LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:05pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top shares slid to five-month lows on Thursday, led by miners after the U.S.

BRUSSELS--The European Union began legal proceedings against France and the U.K. on Thursday over the fees charged by the private company that run the rail tunnel under the English Channel.

Tom Hayes, the former UBS AG (UBSN) and Citigroup Inc. (C) derivatives trader, conspired with employees at HSBC Holdings Plc, Rabobank Groep and other banks, as well as brokers, to manipulate Yen Libor rates, prosecutors said.

UK manufacturers tread water as export orders stagnate LONDON (SHARECAST) - UK manufacturing firms saw their production plans dashed for the quarter ended in June, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), although expectations are ...

Children will go blind or die if the world does not embrace genetically modified crops Owen Paterson claimed today. The Environment Secretary issued the controversial ultimatum as he claimed Britain could lead the way in producing GM food.

The UK property market is most defintiely on an upwards trend, according to the latest mortgage figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.