BT was planning a new market push today after British regulator Ofcom allowed it to include broadband and television as part of a landline package for the first time.

British telecoms giant BT is slashing the amount it pays contractors by up to 30% in a bid to save cash at its troubled IT services division, it emerged today.

Heightened volatility continued in the banking sector today with Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland shares see-sawing in another tough session for the sector.