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Strong show from banking stocks

A strong show from banking stocks has offset disappointing trading updates and led the London market higher.The FTSE 100 Index rose 13 points to...

Government 'climbdown' on bank levy

Labour has accused the Government of a "climbdown", saying it had handed UK banks liable for the banking new levy a £20 billion tax...

Snipes arrives to start jail term

Wesley Snipes has arrived at a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving a three-year sentence for failure to file income tax returns.The Blade...

Angry protests ahead of fees vote

Violent clashes have erupted in the shadow of Parliament as thousands of protesters laid siege to the seat of power.Thousands of demonstrators flooded Westminster...

Police pass expenses file to CPS

Detectives have passed a new file of evidence on the Parliamentary expenses scandal to prosecutors.Scotland Yard said the new file will be considered by...

Bomber health claims 'unfounded'

Claims that the Lockerbie bomber is close to death are "unfounded", the local authority charged with monitoring him has insisted.East Renfrewshire Council was responding...

Afghan army 'on track' to take over

The Afghan army is making "great leaps forward" and is "on track" to take over security in the country by 2014, British commanders have...

Israel rapped over settlement issue

Israel has been sharply criticised after its refusal to halt settlement construction forced Washington to drop efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks.Palestinian President Mahmoud...

US jobs data drives FTSE 100 up

Improved unemployment data in the US has bolstered gains in London as banking stocks continued to move higher.Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average was...

Rate of planned bank tax raised

The Government has upped the rate of its planned tax on Britain's banks, draft legislation has revealed.The Treasury outlined in Thursday's draft Finance Bill...

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