BUSINESS

London falls to 25th position in world rankings, seven places down from its 2011 position, while Birmingham and Belfast move up.

Investors question timing, detail of Spain's EU-led rescue as Greek election concerns mount

IEA, ETP 2012 builds on the IEA's Tracking Clean Energy Progress report, issued in April.

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

Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green takes on Burberry's vice-president of public relations Justin Cooke as new chief marketing officer

Shares rise as BP is on the cusp of settling one of its many cases related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for at a lower settlement fee, say reports.

Rupee falls after S&P says cut to junk status possible for Asia's third-largest economy

International Air Transport Association says deepening eurozone sovereign debt crisis and rising oil prices threaten to wipe out airline industry profits and targets

Tesco said its UK business is struggling in a tough economic environment as recession takes hold, but sales growth elsewhere was solid.

Italy now under pressure as recession deepens, bond yields rise following Spanish bailout

The aim is to help bridge the engineering skills gap that threatens industry and growth.

The MSCI Asia Pacific index, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and China's Shanghai Composite index all witnessed rises.

The Spanish prime minister projected the bank bailout as a step towards fixing the ailing economy, while speaking to reporters in Madrid.

'Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut' and 'Earth' Multiplayer DLC details are yet again been leaked by the veteran tipster, a renowned Reddit user by nickname - dertemp6698.

Labour's Ed Balls says blaming the eurozone crisis is a mere excuse as France and Germany have managed to avoid recession.

Eurozone finance ministers agree to lend up to €100bn to clean up Spain's banking sector burdened by bad debts and property bubble burst.

Black Ops 2 from the Call of Duty franchise is expected to bring a new refreshing look with sandbox style gameplay and powerful weapon tweaks, besides multiple action choices that affect the course of the single-player campaign.

Europe's debt crisis and slowing domestic demand are expected to pull down growth.

IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven says the technology and the know-how exist for unconventional gas to be produced in an environmentally acceptable way.

Spain's banking sector intransigence has left it with two stark choices as the clock ticks closer to midnight

'Mass Effect 3: Operation Mastiff' N7 multiplayer weekend brings more joy to the gaming fraternity, thanks to BioWare's renewed efforts in introducing the multiplayer event for the PS3 platform.

Ex-UBS employee charged with unauthorised trading is granted bail by a UK court

Estranged wife of multimillionaire Ben Goldsmith defends affair with the rapper Jay Electronica on Twitter

OAO Gazprom neft chief dismisses reports that the group is looking to buy BP's stake in TNK-BP

Ukraine will get a bigger one-time boost, but Poland's may see better longer-term prospects from European Football jamboree

China's surprise interest rate cut is the first major step towards making banking more competitive while liberalising its currency.

Media reports reveal that troubled PIG country Spain is to formally request a European Union bailout over the weekend

German banks and the German branches of foreign lenders record a surge in deposits due to the banking crisis in the euro area.

UK retail giant Marks & Spencer Group Plc to challenge rival Tesco with banking service offer