UK leapfrogs Japan, Hong Kong and Finland which were ranked higher last year.
The shares of Germany's largest lender, Deutsche Bank, have touched a record low overnight.
Some of the celebrities affected in the hack included Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst.
RBS said this would not affect its core capital ratio as this was covered by existing provisions.
YouGov/CEBR consumer confidence index rises to 111.1 in September from 110.1 in August.
There is no information about the number of people targeted or affected in the alleged hack.
Lamont warned that the EU is at risk of buckling under the weight of distressed lenders.
Contract expected to be signed on 29 September although no official date given by utility.
Four Angolans and two foreigners involved as chopper crashes due to 'bad weather'.
The hacking group goes by many names including Sofacy and Pawn Storm.
Chemicals giant Ineos brings ethane from the US to Scotland where a shale moratorium prevents fracking for gas.
A man linked to the iCloud photo hack claimed to simply be a middleman.
In landmark deal US-Israeli consortium agrees to provide 300 cubic feet of gas per day over 15 year period.
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South Africa's Strate and Russia's National Settlement Depository (NSD), signed a Letter of Intent at Sibos, Geneva.
Symbiont and financial services technology and data partner Ipreo created Synaps Loans LLC.
Tour operator says terror attacks in Turkey and Belgium have hit summer holiday demand.
The ransomware was detected as being distributed via the Kelihos botnet and is demanding $320 as ransom.
Clinton and Trump faced off in the much-anticipated 2016 election debate.
Microsoft is putting Edge in a virtual machine to protect users from malware, viruses, phishing and zero-days.
Wolseley reported an 8.5% on-year increase in total revenues to £14.43bn for the year ended 31 July.
Deputy leader will unveil the future work commission as party of his conference speech today.
Revenue rises 10% to £15.1m in six months ended 30 June.
The hackers have leaked around 20 internal files as retaliation for the bank's CEO not accepting their 'handsome proposal'.
BMW UK intends to shift from its two defined benefit schemes to a less generous defined contribution scheme.
The Mexican peso surged in what is seen as its busiest Asian session in years.
First Minister of Scotland will address the Institute of Directors' annual convention in London.
Irn Bru maker posts profit before tax of £17m for the six months ended 30 July.
These top 1% people earn pre-tax income of £119,000 or more annually.
Germany's largest bank has been ordered to pay a $14bn penalty by the US over past misconduct.