Britain's biggest high street lender is in advanced talks about its biggest corporate acquisition since it was returned to full private ownership four years ago.

Bookings for holidays to Portugal have gone "through the roof" after the country was added to the government's green travel list, Thomas Cook has said.

The parent firm of British Airways (BA) has demanded government action in "four key areas" to help facilitate the restart of foreign travel while revealing a reduction in first quarter losses.

The UK government is set to relax restrictions for visiting a handful of countries under a new traffic light system, with ministers expected to say which countries will be on the "green list" as soon as Friday.

Efforts are being made by the Post Office to trace hundreds of people who may have been wrongfully convicted as a result of a computer scandal that caused Britain's biggest miscarriage of justice.

Rolls-Royce Holdings has restarted the auction of its maritime engine manufacturing division after the Norwegian government vetoed its sale to a Russian-based buyer.

France's "sinister" threat to cut power to Jersey means plans to build an energy cable linking Britain to the continent should be scrapped, an MP has said.

Former England striker-turned TV football presenter Gary Lineker is facing a £5m tax claim from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), court documents show.

Jes Staley, the chief executive of Barclays, could be forgiven if tonight he reaches for a more expensive wine than usual for a Friday evening.

Ministers are to kick off a search for the first chair of a powerful new statutory audit regulator amid a wide-ranging shake-up of the industry.