FINANCE & BANKING

Google and BRC figures show a substantial rise in internet searches for home and garden products.

Lloyds is 25% owned by the British government after being rescued during the 2007-2009 financial crisis

Recruitment firm Astbury Marsden says financials are trying to leave the 'old boys' image behind them

Monetary Policy Committee's Ian McCafferty is calling for gradual increases soon.

European regulators give banks two weeks to come up with plans to find €10bn capital shortfall

Some living in Spain's social housing accommodation face 900% rent increases after their homes were sold to private equity funds

US central bank scheduled to end its quantitative easing programme.

Calogero Gambino had been involved in legal issues relating to the bank's involvement in the Libor scandal.

Warsaw hospital accepts payments in popular digital currency bitcoin for wider range of healthcare services.

Fund also changes rounding convention for calculating SDR interest rate from two to three decimal places.

Bloomberg reports that a further 10 could fail over the coming months.

Prices can't keep rising forever, or can they?

XpertHR says pay settlements are expected to rise by 2% next year, at the same rate as inflation.

GDP expanded by 0.7% in the July to September period.

A HSBC and YouGov poll surveyed almost 9,300 expats in over 100 countries

The EU said Britain must pay more towards the bloc because of its strong economy recovery

The families of 42 health workers will receive $10,000.

England against Australia has been the most popular game.

Exclusive: Steve Gillan tells IBTimes UK that his members are 'struggling'.

The SFO already requested £19m earlier in 2014 to deal with a barrage of cases

FCA said he recklessly recommended products that were not suitable for the eight vulnerable clients.

Health bosses have called for widespread radical changes to save the NHS

Mortgage approvals also fell 9.9% over the last year

Sporting events such as Gleneagles and the Commonwealth Games boosted tourism revenues

Rics found commercial workloads continued to make a strong recovery in the last quarter

Reports Liverpool Street Station has been evacuated following suspected bomb scare.

The growth of tourism in EU will decline by 2025.

The new bank now has 406,000 customers.

The cheapest comprehensive cover rose by 1.2% to £531.