British insurer's pre-tax profits grow from £1.2bn to £1.5bn in the first six months of its financial year.
It is not clear whether specific people were targeted by crooks or if the incidents were random.
Despite the lift, the pub chain said the national living wage and investment in its estate will hit full-year margins.
Despite second sharpest decline in FSB index's history, small companies say they are resilient and aiming to grow.
Gulf Keystone CEO Jón Ferrier says the restructuring programme will pave the way for relaunching the company.
Demo day at International Blockchain Week in Shanghai was kicked off by IBM and Hyperledger Project.
The US Fed signalled it could increase rates before the year-end if the labour market improves.
London is the second-largest offshore renminbi clearing centre, but the rise of the Chinese currency threatens its FX dominance.
Security researchers have uncovered a massive Eastern European cybercrime syndicate collaborating with ransomware developers.
This comes after many manufacturers in the UK expressed concerns about the industry post the Brexit vote.
An earlier report had indicated a potential deal between the two companies.
From their obsession with engineering perfection, to curved glass walls, Apple and McLaren are meant to be.
Clinton's private email server continues to haunt the presidential candidate.
Project Titan tipped to step up a gear as Apple eyes up purchase of McLaren Technology Group.
British Airline Pilots Association says 96% of pilots at the budget airline voted in favour of striking.
OECD now forecasts the UK economy to grow by 1.8% this year, compared with 1.7% forecast pre-referendum.
Kremlin-linked hackers have been accused of hacking a slew of US political groups.
The site's vulnerability has since been patched and is no longer believed to be compromised.
Indian Railways is the country's largest employer and the vast rail network is the country's lifeline.
The law is currently in the draft phase and is expected to be published in October or early November.
The Bentayga could be followed up by Bentley's first plug-in hybrid.
Demonstrators react to a government announcement that universities can increase fees by up to 8% next year.
The research said many employers still see visible tattoos as unacceptable.
A slew of announcements around private blockchains came from banks and 'big four' players.
The latest version of the Trojan prompts users into unknowingly providing system admin access and steals credentials.
Both companies issued the warning in their trading update published on 21 September.
ONS data shows borrowing fell by £0.9bn to £10.5bn but remained above analysts' expectations.
The troubled sale of the branches has lasted seven years, but RBS still cannot offload the business.
Warning comes after FCA revealed that 5,500 British firms rely on passporting rights to carry out business in Europe.
Pharmaceutical firm reports revenue of £17.3m for six months ended 30 June.