The FTSE 100 has closed at its highest level for more than 12 years, finishing 32 points up on the day at 6,756. That leaves it just short of the FTSE's all-time highest finish - the level of 6,930 reached in December 1999.

The bosses of some of Britain's largest multinational corporations have urged David Cameron to stop moralising and rein in his rhetoric on tax avoidance ahead of a G8 summit next month.

The committee, which is made up of senior politicians, on Monday argued that Apple's complex structure includes three Irish-based subsidiaries that appear not be a tax resident anywhere in the world.

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.

More than 800 flats in the Battersea Power Station development in London have been sold for �675m. The owners of the Grade II listed power station, which has lain dormant since it stopped generating electricity in 1983 despite numerous outlandish ...