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

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.

Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:02am EDT. * Market awaits signals on Fed's next policy step * Fed expected to keep options open on pace of QE * Dollar index steady, holds above 4-month low By Anooja Debnath LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The dollar was broadly ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

... Off. � Sir Mervyn's final call for more QE overruled � Anastasiades appeals for overhaul of Cyprus bail-out � Chinese firm gets into British luxury with yachts and hotels � Banking Commission: Bankers should face threat of jail � Angelina Jolie stunt double sues ...

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.