Review follows a report from the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee that raised security fears over influence of the Chinese government

Billionaire hedge fund boss Steve Cohen is likely to escape criminal charges over one of the biggest cases of alleged insider dealing as US prosecutors fail to come up with enough evidence against him before a deadline at the end of this month.

A British man killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan was named last night by the Foreign Office. Mark Duffus was one of at least eight people who died in the blast at a Nato supplier's compound in Kabul.

Former Foreign Office employee says he has been abandoned, despite refusing to spy on UK

Global sell-off on Fed move wipes out the last of the gains made by London's benchmark FTSE 100 this year

Tokyo refuses more stimulus

Land Securities, the property giant which is redeveloping London's Victoria, has parted company with its auditor for the first time since the group was formed 69 years ago.

The city is still split between rebel-held and government-held areas

Economic View: We will need all sorts of devices in the future to stop government borrowing crowding out everyone else

A known radical Islamist was arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a French soldier yesterday, after DNA discovered on a juice bottle was used to identify him.

Lloyds Banking Group issued £350m worth of new shares yesterday as part of its continuing strategy to improve its balance sheet.

Countrywide Financial, the US mortgage giant rescued by Bank of America at the height of the credit crisis, has settled a mortgage-backed securities lawsuit with its investors, led by the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, for $500m (£328m).

A falcon found dead in India near the country’s highly militarised border with Pakistan has sparked alarm after it was found to be fitted with a small surveillance camera.