Nick Buckles has unexpectedly quit as chief executive of G4S, the company responsible for the botched handling of security at last year's Olympics.

The company, Britain's biggest clothing retailer, said that pre-tax profits in the year to March 30 were �564m, compared to �658m a year ago and M&S's record pre-tax profits of more than �1bn.

LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 7:31am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone posted its largest ever quarterly fall in key organic service revenue on Tuesday, prompting it to keep hold of a 2.1 billion pound dividend from its U.S.

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer said that the company does not 'intend' to take down any of the porn-heavy sites that are run on Tumblr after the tech giant acquired the blogging platform for $1.1billion.

Shares in London have reached levels last seen at the height of the dotcom boom nearly 13 years ago. At a close of 6,755 points, the FTSE 100 blue chip index matched levels from September 2000, just before the market's fascination with loss-making ...

Local Business Week (LBW) drew to a close on Sunday, leaving in its wake several interesting points to consider about the future of the British high street and its thousands of butchers, bakers, candlestick makers - and countless other small businesses.

Tue May 21, 2013 3:00am EDT. LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - British outsourcing firm Capita upgraded its organic growth forecast for 2013 after announcing one of the biggest contract wins in its history, a ten-year deal worth around 1.2 billion pounds ($1.83 ...

Hounslow residents have said they are against Heathrow Airport expanding in overwhelming numbers, according to council consultation.

A committee of the US Senate has accused Ireland of being a tax haven for computer maker Apple. The committee said the Irish Government has since the early 1990s negotiated a special tax arrangement with Apple, resulting in it paying corporation tax of ...

LONDON�Budget carrier Ryanair Holdings PLC is targeting expansion in Northern Europe as it pursues an ambitious growth strategy with plans to increase traffic by 25% over the next five years.