The building society expects its chain of 696 branches will soon be the largest as it also announced plans to hand out a new £100 bonus to members.

Close Brothers is speeding up cost cutting to help narrow losses after setting aside another £30 million to cover mounting ...

A heatwave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons and some farmers switching to ...

BT has revealed aims to cut costs by a further £700 million over the next four years as it reported flat full-year earnings and falling revenues. The telecoms giant said it was upping its cost saving ...

The building society made a pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion for the year to the end of March, down from the £2.3 billion it ...

Doctors are set to stop issuing traditional sick notes under a new government trial aimed at getting more people back to work.

The oldest bridge in Paris has begun to vanish as the artist JR – who is known as the “French Banksy” – began inflating a ...

The group reported a half-year pre-tax loss of £552 million, which is in line with the range it gave in a trading update in April.

Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains tax equalised with ...

The Scottish Affairs Committee has also urged the UK Government to introduce a flat rate for electricity standing charges ...

Drivers are being warned to expect congestion on major routes this weekend as millions of people embark on bank holiday getaway trips despite the surge in fuel prices. The RAC estimated that 19 ...

Allies of Andy Burnham have suggested he may not launch a bid for the top job immediately if he returns to Westminster.