Church Commissioners back bid to acquire 300 Royal Bank of Scotland branches.

Average vote against executive pay hike deals at FTSE 100 companies tumble by 18%

Sam Warburton is among the notable omissions from the Lions squad to face the Barbarians in their opening tour match

Heptathlon gold winner Jessica Ennis married her long-term partner Andy Hill at a church in Derbyshire's Peak District on Saturday.

Aviva takes a £54m hit on restructuring costs in the first quarter.

Investors will be tracking a raft of data coming in from the US.

BT could be staging a return to the mobile network market, 11 years after handing BT Cellnet over to O2.

Survey shows British people pick obvious places to keep precious possessions out of sight of thieves.

Chartered Management Institute report reveals 15.8 percent pay package leap for chief executives as most others see real terms pay cut.

Britain's second-biggest insurance group says dividend cut will free-up cash to reduce debts.

BT has acquired ESPN's UK and Ireland sports channels, along with exclusive FA Cup coverage.

Owen Farrell kicked four penalties as England won in Ireland for the first time in 10 years

Brian O'Driscoll provider yet another reminder of his brilliant, England overwhelm Scotland and Italy shock France on the opening weekend

Group adds 122,000 broadband customers as it plans deeper push into sports broadcasting.

Bob Diamond is biggest to leave post but 2012 had fair share of top-flight resignations.

England coach Stuart Lancaster has recalled James Haskell and Ugo Monye to the 32-man squad for the first of four Autumn internationals against Fiji at Twickenham.

Germany coach Joachim Low has praised Arsene Wenger and Arsenal for making Lukas Podolski a better player.

Shareholder revolt on senior executive pay and bonuses forcing legislation changes around world.

Business Secretary Vince Cable and Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander outlined coalition government and Lib Dem economic and business policy

As we hit the half-way point of the London 2012 Olympics, IBTimes UK takes a look at which of the Games' three biggest stars would be the best bet if investors could buy shares in Olympic athletes.

Eighteen investors in News Corporation have co-signed a letter calling for scandal-mired Rupert Murdoch to stand down as chairman and be replaced by an "independent" successor.

Newscorp Investors unhappy with the scandal surrounding the company have decided to vote with their feet. They sent a co-signed letter to the 80 year old mogul asking him to resign.

British insurer announced major changes to senior management and will either sell or close 16 underperforming businesses in a big to shore up cash and boost its share price

Business secretary Vince Cable announces plans to make companies have binding votes on pay every three years.

Shareholder Spring intensifies as stockholders revolt against WPP's CEO Sir Martin Sorrell 60 percent pay hike.

New report showing the average 10% increase in FTSE 100 CEO wages will likely inflame the shareholders revolt against executive pay

Advertising giant WPP's CEO will be the latest to face shareholder backlash over his increased executive pay

England coach Stuart Lancaster says the behaviour of players during the upcoming tour of South Africa will be of the utmost importance after a series of incidents marred their World Cup campaign.

The number of Royal Dutch Shell shareholders opposing company executive pay rises increases.

The figures are the lowest over a decade for London's financial service workers.