

* BP shares drop after Chair Albert Manifold ousted


(Alliance News) - Harworth Group PLC said Barclays PLC has joined the syndicate of existing relationships banks on its GBP275 million revolving credit...


* Hopes of Strait of Hormuz opening lift risk assets


* Hopes of Strait of Hormuz opening lift risk assets


May 20 (Reuters) - UK shares closed higher on Wednesday after a softer-than-expected April inflation reading tempered some interest-rate-hike bets,...


* Changes could provide up to 80 billion pounds more in business lending


(Sharecast News) - The UK is poised to loosen rules introduced in the wake of the financial crisis requiring banks to ring-fence their retail arms, it...


LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday announced reforms to its bank ring-fencing rules which it said would create a "more agile an...