With cash fast running out, Greek bank failures loom

The banks have been leaking cash at a rate of more than €100m a day even with capital controls that were imposed to restrict withdrawals, one banker said.

Business boost in Queen's Speech

The government has announced a series of measures in the Queen's Speech that it said were "unashamedly pro-work and pro-business".

Loans to business getting cheaper and more readily available, Bank says

Hopes of an end to the prolonged fall in business lending were boosted on Wednesday when the Bank of England announced that loans were becoming cheaper and more readily available to the UK corporate sector.