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The bailed-out Natwest owner dropped plans to axe ten outlets north of the border following a public outcry. It is planning to close 197 Natwest branches as well as 62 RBS branches.

Hargreaves profits jumped to £146.9m in the final six months of last year, up 12 per cent on the same period in 2016. The firm was boosted by a botched IT upgrade at competitor Barclays Smart Investor.

Speaking for the first time since he was named on the guest list at the City event, Tim Steiner, 48, said he wished he had not attended the bash where hostesses accused guests of groping them.

China's biggest smartphone supplier will invest £3bn in the UK following a meeting between the firm's chairman Sun Yafang and Prime Minister Theresa May.

In early trading Stagecoach shares tumbled 14 per cent. The companyblamed public-owned infrastructure firm Network Rail, which promised railway upgrades but failed to deliver.

Watching the seven former Carillon directors explain themselves yesterday in their first public outing since the construction and outsourcing giant collapsed was toe-curling.

A handful of largely anonymous firms are thought to have made millions of pounds by selling stocks as volatility spiked after trading floors were gripped by fears of returning inflation.

As part of a long-term incentive plan, Stephen Burns was awarded 130,256 shares. They were worth 196.5p when markets closed yesterday, up 0.8 per cent.

Alice Schweigert was five weeks into her first term at the University of Hertfordshire when the boyfriend of one of her friends, who was in his third year at the university, made her a lucrative offer.

The FTSE 100 closed down 193.58 points at 7141.40, as global markets plunged into the red on fears about future interest rate rises.

Amid frantic trading, the main US indexes opened about 2 per cent down, but then fought back with the Dow Jones moving back into the black.

Airlines are busy persuading us to book our Easter holiday flights with them. But before doing so, it is vital to get on top of all the crafty ‘extras’ that can turn a bargain into an expensive trip.

The FTSE 100 has given up all of the gains seen last year and many investors have been caught off-guard by sharp falls in global markets. So what should they do now?

The pensions provider said it was 'truly sorry', and its chair of trustees added: 'I want to emphasise that all money we’ve received is completely safe.'

Speculators around the world dumped bitcoin yesterday with the digital currency slumping as much as 12 per cent to lows of $7,179 - down from nearly $20,000 at its peak before Christmas.

Under the transition from the old to the new state pension, you are meant to get the higher of the two amounts calculated under the two systems. Could I be entitled to a £200 per week state pension?

Hargreaves Lansdown has revealed it now has over 1 million active clients after a 61,000 jump since last June.

Passenger numbers were up 8.7 per cent in January, a significant rise on a year previously. The latest announcement follows confirmation revenues hit £1.1 billion in the last three months of 2017.

The 109-year-old family-owned Morgan said exports were up 10 per cent in 2017. Sales rose 19 per cent to £36m, with profits rising to £2m.

I saw that Ryanair was offering flights for £4.99. But air passenger tax is more than that. How can it afford to do this? Is it effectively paying for me to fly?