Britain's banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says today.

Sir Mervyn was outvoted for a fifth consecutive month on extending the Bank's �375bn quantitative easing (QE) programme, as members voted 6-3 against expanding asset purchases.

By Tricia Wright. LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:47am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 fell on Wednesday with traders saying investors were shifting positions ahead of the conclusion of a U.S.

Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese developer controlled by billionaire Wang Jianlin, is investing 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) in a British yachtmaker and a London site to build Western Europe's tallest residential tower.

LONDON | Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:17am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has fined a property trader nearly a million pounds for major failings, the largest fine ever for a sole trader in the consumer sector.

Mr Richardson, the former boss of Britannia Building Society who went on to run the combined �supermutual�, has stepped down as a non-executive director of M&S Bank, a joint venture between the retailer and HSBC Bank, and also of Countrywide, the ...

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.

People living in London's East Ham are more likely to be the victims of identity fraud than anyone else in the UK, figures suggest.

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 ...

339�p +1�. Questor says BUY. Since Crest Nicholson rejoined the London market in February, shares in the company are up more than 50pc.