After a long gestation, Prince George delivers an infant recovery
A story of business success at a car components plant in the Midlands – as George Osborne hails a revovery and says he is determined to stick to his economic plan.
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Prime Minister David Cameron says he is “seriously concerned” by reports that Spain may introduce fees at the border with Gibraltar and close its airspace to planes.
A petition of 20,000 signatures, over a Barclays’ decision to block remittance services, goes to Downing Street… as Olympian Mo Farah also joins the cries of protest.
More than half of people in the UK are finding it hard to stay on top of their bills and credit agreements, in another sign that the economic downturn has taken its toll on household finances.
Lloyds Banking Group is “back in the black” as it posts profits of £2.1bn for the first half of 2013 – sparking a surge in share price and expectations of a government sale of its stake in the bank.
Shares fall in banking giant Barclays after it announces a larger than expected cash call, in which it will seek £5.8bn from its investors.
It used to be Britain’s biggest landowner, and we know that the Church of England has an indirect stake in Wonga. Are there more skeletons in the closet?
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is “embarrassed” by the revelations that the Church of England helped to fund the payday lender Wonga.
A story of business success at a car components plant in the Midlands – as George Osborne hails a revovery and says he is determined to stick to his economic plan.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he wants a more ethical lending model to “out-compete” payday loan companies. But are credit unions up to the challenge?
The Archbishop of Canterbury tells controversial payday lenders Wonga that the Church of England wants to “compete” it out of existence.
The new Governor was in his element at the early unveiling of the concept for the Jane Austen £10 note. I quoted back the Austenism to be used on the note at Governor Carney: “I declare after all there’s no enjoyment like reading!”, asking if it applied to the MPC minutes, “for a very sad group of people that is true,” he told me.
Will we get a “parliament of toffs” if we refuse to pay MPs more? Or perhaps the rich already dominate the House of Commons… How much do we really know about the background of the people who represent us?
The Tory MP behind a bid to introduce an in-out EU referendum says that millions of Britons want a vote on the UKs membership of the EU, as the bill passes to second reading.
RBS begins an inquiry into business lending after finding it has a £20bn pot of money available for small and medium-sized businesses.
As Mark Carney starts his new job as Bank of England governor – will he push for extra stimulus to boost the economy – or allow himself to be outvoted?