LONDON | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:31am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Whitbread (WTB.L) posted a 3.1 percent rise in first quarter sales, as demand for hot drinks at its Costa Coffee chain helped ease the impact of cold weather on its restaurant business.

Bankers on the panel would advise the Government on developments in the banking industry and provide an official conduit for conversations between senior politicians and executives.

The Co-operative Bank is going public, listing shares on the stock market to plug a �1.5bn black hole in its balance sheet. The bank unveiled a deal with the Prudential Regulation Authority yesterday that will see its bondholders paying the penalty for its ...

You will not be surprised to learn that I wasn't exactly thrilled last Friday afternoon to be tasked with interviewing some of those worthy individuals who were awarded �gongs� in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

An aircraft maintenance business co-founded by the lead singer of Iron Maiden is set to be pumped with a �5m investment in what will help the company have a �much wider impact across the entire South Wales aerospace industry�.