By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:10pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Chancellor George ...

The first thing that BT retail boss Gavin Patterson did on Wednesday morning was check the new season football fixtures to consider which games to pick for the telecoms group's new sports channels being launched next month.

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the news in his Mansion House speech on Wednesday night, as Sir Mervyn prepared for his final speech at the event.

By Leah Schnurr. NEW YORK | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:18pm BST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled and benchmark Treasury bond yields rose to levels not seen since March 2012 on Wednesday after Ben Bernanke laid out a blueprint for the wind-down ...

China is to make its most spectacular mark yet on London's skyline by developing the tallest residential tower in Europe - topped off with a five-star hotel to rival the Dorchester.

Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail could be hit after a boycott by thousands of postal workers moved a step closer today.

Chip designer Imagination Technologies will tap Chinese companies for new custom after posting a fall in profits last year. The UK company, whose technology is used in Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, saw profits halve after taking a ...

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin train company bosses today blamed shabby station failures by Network Rail for dragging down its customer satisfaction scores in a damning new report by rail watchdogs.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a payday lender for sending text messages that encouraged people to borrow �1,000 for a night out.

JD s figures have been hit by its support for the troubled Millets and Blacks chains. Picture: PA. By KRISTY DORSEY Published on 19/06/2013 19:24.