Economics / Markets

Four men inspired by al-Qaeda have admitted planning to detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange, according to the BBC.

Unsecured lending to consumers fell the most in almost 20 years last month, the Bank of England (BoE) said, reigniting expectations it would authorise further asset purchases next month.

The United Kingdom was one of only two of the 27 EU member states to refuse to sign a fiscal treaty on budget discipline last night.

Concerns have been raised about the role of auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) after financial uncertainties arose at accountancy and advisory group RSM Tenon.

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Chancellor George Osborne has described as "sensible" the decision by RBS chief executive Stephen Hester to reject his bonus.

The Treasury today published the Financial Services Bill, which when passed will enshrine the new regulatory structure in law.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former compliance officer at Greenlight Capital and a trader at JP Morgan Cazenove for insider trading and market abuse.

UK stocks were muted mid-morning as investors took profits and fretted once more over the outlook for Europe and the Greek debt deal.

Britain is not "walking away" from Europe, but safety measures must be put in place for EU countries that are outside the single currency, said Prime Minister David Cameron.