The continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers have warned.

Ministers have been accused of trying to gain public favour...

Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, is reportedly dating George Percy, heir to one of Britain's richest and grandest dukedoms.

According to sun.co.uk, Percy is completely besotted with...

Britain will send a nuclear submarine to the South Atlantic to protect the Falkland Islands from the threat of Argentine military action, Daily Mail reported Saturday.

Prime Minister David Cameron...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports.

During her trip, Merkel met Chinese President...

David Walliams has revealed that studio chiefs on 'Britain's Got Talent' had forbidden him from making jokes about Simon Cowell.

The 'Little Britain' star, who joined the panel this year after David...

Fabio Capello's relationship with his Football Association bosses is in chaos after John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy.

Capello fought for the Chelsea defender to remain as skipper...

Chelsea captain John Terry, who was stripped of his England captaincy by the English Football Association (FA), is contemplating to quit the national side in protest.

Terry has been charged with...

Notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous has intercepted and published a recording of a conference call between Scotland Yard in the UK and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The conversation...

Amy Jackson has become one of the hottest babes of Indian Cinema.n Indian director saw the Miss Liverpool on a website in 2010 and offered her a role-playing the daughter of a chief in the British...

Reports that Pippa Middleton is in a 'serious relationship' with an earl who is heir to one of Britain's richest and grandest dukedoms, are in doubt now.

The Sun reported that Middleton is dating...

England bowler James Anderson has said there is no shortage of confidence among the batters despite another nervous display in the third and final Test against Pakistan being played here.

"All our...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has proposed that the England and Wales Cricket Board hosts a one-day tri-series involving Pakistan and India next year, during the recent International...

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has jumped to a strong lead in the Nevada caucuses, reaching for a second straight campaign victory over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep...

Egypt clashes: A protester throws a rock towards security forces The death toll from clashes in the wake of a deadly football riot in Egypt has risen to 12. The reports came as protesters in...

Error... British Gas mistakenly double-billed customers Twenty thousand British Gas customers have been charged TWICE for their winter fuel bills. Double money was taken from the accounts of...

Hester's chalet in Switzerland Controversial RBS boss Stephen Hester was given a ';bonus'; by his parents... a £2million ski...

Error-prone Scotland, who led 6-3 at the break, enjoyed plenty of possession but wasted good openings with mistakes at key moments and were also denied a try by the video...

Much of Britain will wake up to snow after the first widespread big freeze of the winter brought dumps of up to 16cm, grounded planes and raised fears of transport chaos.With most of the UK on amber...

Heavy snowfalls across Britain have caused transport chaos, with cars abandoned on roads and airports closed. According to Sky sources, around 100 cars were abandoned on the northbound side of the...

The scene is a familiar one to parents around the country, only this isn't the weekly shop, and the vehicle she is trying to negotiate into the space is not a family estate car but a 45ft,...

Ed Davey, the new Energy Secretary, will this week launch a powerful new body charged with saving millions of homes and businesses money on their heating and electricity...

It began with a couple of weird letters from an obsessed fan and ended last week in court. But the revelation that a man has been dogging her movements and monitoring her life for 30 years has left...

Central areas were expected to see the worst of the weather on Saturday, before the snow-belt spread into East Anglia and the southeast. Some parts could be left with up to 15cm (6in) of snow. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Heathrow Airport said it would operate a much reduced service on Sunday with snow and freezing temperatures predicted to hit much of England over the weekend. Heavy snow is...

There are just a handful of things Flight Lieutenant Wales needs to know about the Falklands, according to the tour guides on the Islands. Firstly, he needs to know the difference between...

Gives the Bank of England responsibility for protecting and enhancing financial stability Abolishes the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and creates the Financial Policy Committee, the...

Sarah Brooks of Consumer Focus comments: "This is a once in a generation opportunity to reform our financial regulation and it is vital we get it right. Consumers have been losing out for too...

dg mutual, an income protection specialist insurer for self-employed professionals, paid out 99% of claims in 2011, with over 60% paid out within one week and over 90% paid within two...

The Attorney General's office in the UK today said it had been made aware of a series of robust observations made by Joey Barton on Twitter over the John Terry racism saga.Yesterday afternoon,...

England's interim rugby coach Stuart Lancaster has named his new captain, with Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw getting the nod.Robshaw will captain England in their first two Six Nations...

Regularly drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, a new Government campaign will say. The adverts aim to show that drinking...

More than 100 Tory MPs have written to David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut in subsidies to onshore wind farms and more influence for local people to stop them being built. In a major revolt...

Russia and China have faced international outrage for blocking attempts to end the violence in Syria as 22 people were arrested and two police officers injured in London protests. Foreign Secretary...

Ed Miliband has called for a concerted effort to force the Government to abandon its health reforms, warning critics had only three months to halt a "dangerous leap in the dark" for the...

Heavy snow has blanketed Britain as the first widespread big freeze of the winter brought dumps of up to 16cm, grounded planes and raised fears of transport chaos. With most of the UK on amber...

EDINBURGH (AFP) - England's rebuilt side were left looking forward to the rest of the Six Nations Championship with confidence after starting the defence of their title with a 13-6 win away to...

Scotland's Greig Laidlaw (top) tries to get to the ball ahead of England's Ben Youngs for an attempted try score during their Six Nations rugby union match at Murrayfield Stadium in...

Cut and run... did Madonna think about her kids when she divorced Guy Ritchie? Madonna has ­confessed her marriage to Guy Ritchie was initially ';flawless';, but as the years passed...

Denise, 53, secretly met up with Lincoln Townley TWICE last week while putting on a public show of togetherness with actor husband Tim Healy on the weekend of his 60th...

Whiffy.. the jeans sell for £135 Hate doing the laundry? Then a new range of ';scratch and sniff'; jeans may be just what you’re looking for. The denims, which smell of...

Calls to strip European Home Retail boss Sir Clive Thompson of his knighthood Farepak directors are finally being brought to court... five years after the Christmas savings firm crashed with...

True love... the couple married in Plumstead in 1936 Inseparable Lionel and Ellen Buxton are Britain’s most devoted couple after being together for an amazing 82...

Stressed... Soldiers worry about losing their jobs most The morale of Britain’s soldiers is at rock bottom, according to the MoD’s own research. Job worries top the list, as the...

Betrayed... Jamie Geary says he has been let down by the MoD A soldier today reveals how he was booted out of the Army after his hearing was damaged by mortar attacks... only to be REFUSED...

Copied... Labour leader Ed Miliband Ed Miliband is hoping to get an image boost from Hollywood star Gabriel Byrne. The Irish-born actor is to star in a major new TV drama about a radical Labour...

Idyllic... island nation of Tahiti A controversial ­scientist flew 20,000 miles to Tahiti and back… to preach about global...

Cuts are jeopardising women's safety Violence against women is escalating due to the swingeing ConDem cuts, a new barrister-led inquiry has been told. The nationwide Consultation on...

Outspoken.. Joey Barton is unapologetic about his views Football bad boy Joey ­Barton has risked landing himself in hot water with a Twitter rant about the John Terry racism...

Warzone: British soldiers in Afghanistan It was supposed to be the worthwhile war, the ­winnable war and the right war. If Iraq was based on scant ­evidence, questionable motives and...

Outrage... Barclays boss Bob Diamond to get more than £3million in shares Barclays will respond to widespread outrage over bankers’ vast bonuses this week by slashing rewards for its...