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Leveson Inquiry: Evidence suggests 'network of corrupt officials' Leveson Inquiry: Evidence suggests 'network of corrupt officials'

  Police are investigating a "network of corrupt officials" as part of their inquiries into phone hacking and police corruption, a...

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Number 10 silent on whether David Cameron used Rebekah Brooks' police horse Number 10 silent on whether David Cameron used Rebekah Brooks' police horse

The Prime Minister is long rumoured to have spent time horse-riding with Mrs Brooks, the ex-News International boss, who stepped down over t...

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Bank tax dodges halted by retrospective law Bank tax dodges halted by retrospective law

  A bank in the UK has been forced to pay more than half a billion pounds in tax which it had dodged by using "highly abusive" tax...

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European court rules against Italy for expelling migrants European court rules against Italy for expelling migrants

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Italy had violated it human rights obligations when it deported a group of Afri...

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Belarus fights Europe to retain death penalty Belarus fights Europe to retain death penalty

Belarusian MPs have blasted a recent resolution of the European Parliament on death penalty in Belarus as an attempt to interfere in the cou...

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Fishing skippers fined £720,000 Fishing skippers fined £720,000

  Seventeen skippers behind one of Scotland's biggest fishing scams have been fined a total of £720,000. The group admitted making ille...

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Police uncover 'serious and organised' criminality in £63m scam to breach European fishing quotas Police uncover 'serious and organised' criminality in £63m scam to breach European fishing quotas

An inquiry into the UK's largest  fishing  scandal has uncovered "serious and organised" criminality by Scottish trawlermen an...

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One in seven Cambridge students 'has sold drugs to help pay their way through university' One in seven Cambridge students 'has sold drugs to help pay their way through university'

  One in seven Cambridge students is  dealing drugs to help pay their way through university, according to a survey. It found many claim th...

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EU clampdown on unregulated financial advisers in Spain EU clampdown on unregulated financial advisers in Spain

  The European Commission is to consider setting up an ombudsman to help expat victims reclaim against unregistered financial firms. It come...

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Murdoch slashes price for new Sunday tabloid Murdoch slashes price for new Sunday tabloid

  Rupert Murdoch on Thursday fired the opening shot in his battle to reclaim Britain's Sunday newspaper market by announcing his newly l...

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Labour suspends MP Eric Joyce after Commons 'assault' Labour suspends MP Eric Joyce after Commons 'assault'

  Labour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended from the party after he was arrested over allegations of an assault in a House of Commons bar. Po...

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The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive and chairman may both have given up their bonuses but the state-owned bank will today unveil plans to lavish up to £785m on its workforce The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive and chairman may both have given up their bonuses but the state-owned bank will today unveil plans to lavish up to £785m on its workforce

  The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive and chairman may both have given up their bonuses but the state-owned bank will today unv...

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Banks forced to hand back £1.9BILLION to customers Banks forced to hand back £1.9BILLION to customers

  Banks have been forced to hand back £1.9billion to customers who were wrongly sold Payment Protection Insurance as part of a 'loan pro...

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Investment Bankers Get Payouts Ahead Of Expected Loss Announcement Investment Bankers Get Payouts Ahead Of Expected Loss Announcement

  Royal Bank of Scotland is to pay out just under £400m in bonuses to its investment banking staff for their work in 2011, according to Sky ...

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Bailed out banks now worth HALF £1,000 per person cost of saving them as they get ready to report £6BILLION losses Bailed out banks now worth HALF £1,000 per person cost of saving them as they get ready to report £6BILLION losses

Bailed-out banks worth just HALF the £1,000 it cost each person to save them - as they get ready to admit £6BILLION losses RBS cost £45.5bn ...

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THOUSANDS of homeowners face higher mortgage repayments because of new personal insolvency rules, it emerged last night. THOUSANDS of homeowners face higher mortgage repayments because of new personal insolvency rules, it emerged last night.

 The new rules mean some of the most hard-pressed households will get part of their mortgage debt written off. But other customers face the...

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Lloyds Bank strips five directors of more than £1 million in bonuses Lloyds Bank strips five directors of more than £1 million in bonuses

  It will be the first time a British bank has exercised a “clawback” option on executive pay packages since the financial crisis and will l...

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Banks roll out new fees to recoup revenue: Banks roll out new fees amid big settlements, lost revenue Banks roll out new fees to recoup revenue: Banks roll out new fees amid big settlements, lost revenue

If you thought customers triumphed last fall when the nation's big banks quickly retreated from monthly fees for debit-card use, think a...

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Bailed-out banks still aren't ready to sell, even after three years and £90bn Bailed-out banks still aren't ready to sell, even after three years and £90bn

  The clean-up bill for Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group has already topped £90bn, put nearly 80,000 jobs on the line, and le...

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As Old Francs Expire, France Makes a Small Mint As Old Francs Expire, France Makes a Small Mint

Greece may be scrambling for revenue, but the French treasury has just banked some 550 million euros for doing nothing — simply letting the ...

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