Open University To Go Global With Online Courses

The Open University (OU) has launched a campaign to take distance learning global - as it attempts to catch up with online course offered by US colleges. The OU has teamed up with 10 British universities in a venture called FutureLearn. The plan is...

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UBS Faces $1bn Fine Over Libor Manipulation

UBS is expected to be hit with a fine of around $1bn to settle Libor manipulation charges. The total amount - worth around £620m - will be a combined penalty from US and UK regulators, and is expected to be confirmed early next week. UBS declined to...

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S&P Puts AAA Rating On Negative Outlook

Britain's gold-plated triple AAA status came under pressure today after an influential credit ratings agency put it on negative watch. Standard & Poor's (S&P) said there was a one in three chance it could lower Britain's rating within the next...

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Queen Asks Bank Bosses About Financial Crisis

The Queen has finally had her question answered on why nobody saw the financial crisis coming during a visit to the Bank of England. Four years ago, during the height of the global crisis, the Queen famously asked: "Why did nobody notice it?" While...

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Exclusive: Cameron Advisers Furious Over Axe

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Some of Britain's most senior executives have reacted furiously to David Cameron's shake-up of his coterie of business advisers, warning the "shabby" handling of the move risked deterring them from accepting future...

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Immigration: Labour Calls For Better Integration

Labour Leader Ed Miliband has set out his party's strategy for integration in Britain in a speech outlining his ambitions for dealing with the pressures of a multi-ethnic society. Calling for a "comprehensive strategy for integration", the opposition...

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Broker Widens Probe Into Suspicious Trades

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The City stockbroker WH Ireland has suspended one of its most senior executives as part of a broader inquiry that led to the departure on Thursday of its chief executive. WH Ireland is understood to have placed Barrie...

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UK Car Sales Defy Crash In European Demand

Demand for cars in Britain shot up by over 11% in November compared with the year before - in contrast with a 10% fall across the European Union. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said that last month just 926,486 new cars were registered...

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EU Summit: Cameron 'Committed To Saving Euro'

The Prime Minister has made it clear he wants favours in return for signing a deal aimed at increasing economic and monetary union in the European Union. At the seventh and final EU summit of the year, David Cameron insisted the UK was not in an uncomfortable...

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Bayer Seeks Approval For Prostate Cancer Drug

Drug company Bayer has requested approval from US regulators for a new drug to treat prostate cancer. The German pharmaceutical maker said the product could potentially reap annual sales of over 1bn euros (£810m). Bayer applied for EU approval...

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