You can license bankers, claw back bonuses for the bad ones, and jail the reckless ones. But what do you do about banks? Westminster's Banking Standards Commission offers lots of analysis and strong recommendations about what to do with the culture of ...

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King lost his final monetary policy vote this month as the majority of officials blocked his bid for more stimulus and said Britain's economic recovery was taking hold.

A Chinese property group is to build a luxury hotel on London's South Bank as part of a �700m investment, underlining the capital's attractions for foreign investors.

Berkeley has added to signs that the property market is picking up with stronger than expected results. The London-focused developer today announced a 26 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profit and said that its ten-year plan to return �1.7 billion to ...

By Richard Hubbard. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:41am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - European shares edged higher and major currencies and commodities were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on the U.S.

Although its Blacks Leisure and Millets chains saw an increase in like-for-like sales over recent months, that had been achieved at a "significant margin sacrifice", JD Sports said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:53am EDT. BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - The euro zone does not intend to change the terms of Cyprus's bailout as requested by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to euro zone leaders and its ...

Altrincham has become the UK's No. 1 hotspot for identity fraud, outside of certain parts of London. Last year, there were 13 identity fraud attempts for every 10,000 adults in the upmarket commuter town southwest of Manchester, with residents targeted at ...

Improving access to mortgages and government initiatives designed to fuel the housing sector have boosted the first results from Crest Nicholson since the housebuilder returned to market.

LOCAL planners have approved plans to to build up to 277 wind turbines in an area of sea off the Caithness coast more than twice the size of Dundee.