Close Brothers is speeding up cost cutting to help narrow losses after setting aside another £30 million to cover mounting costs of the motor finance scandal. The banking group confirmed its total ...

A Government minister denied any plans for price caps but confirmed ongoing discussions with supermarket chains.

A public health emergency of international concern was declared after an outbreak of Ebola overseas - learn more about the disease and the risk ...

Millions of Nationwide customers are set to receive another £100 payment after the building society confirmed it will hand out around £440 million to members next month. The banking giant announced ...

Drivers who slam on the brakes before reaching a speed camera might be putting themselves and others at risk. Speeding fines and convictions have risen sharply across the UK in recent years. There are ...

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 made last year.

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.

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

Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains tax equalised with income tax. Mr Streeting, who had made clear he intends to stand in any ...

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