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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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.

Two firms in BBC documentary series The Call Centre were fined a total of �225,000 today for making nuisance sales calls. The Information Commissioner's Office said there had been 2,700 complaints about Nationwide Energy Services and We Claim You ...