Banking giant HSBC has announced it will keep its headquarters in the UK after a high-profile lengthy review.

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett tells Ed Power of his rage against the commercial makeover of their genre

HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver has apologised to MPs for “unacceptable” practices at the bank’s Swiss subsidiary which he said had caused “damage to trust and confidence” in the company.

HSBC Holdings Plc chief executive Stuart Gulliver offered “sincerest apologies” following fresh details of how the bank’s Swiss unit helped customers evade taxes.

Scottish Grand National-winning jockey Richie McGrath, together with former trainer Kate Walton, has been charged with passing on inside information.

HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, yesterday warned that a growing body of international regulations was putting its staff under unprecedented pressure and discouraging them from taking risks.

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins and HSBC chairman Douglas Flint said the financial system’s safety has improved in the past five years, splitting delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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A man was today charged with throwing a banana on to the pitch at last Sunday’s north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal.

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Former conditional champion jockey Rhys Flint has said he his to retire from race-riding.

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Stoke boss Tony Pulis made six changes to his side for this evening’s Capital One Cup second-round clash with Swindon at the Britannia Stadium.

Jockeys Rhys Flint and Jamie Moore experienced flip-sides of the latest whip regulations in a close finish to the Betfair Brings You Better Value Novices’ Hurdle at Fontwell.

The last four contestants in TV talent show 'So You Think You Can Dance' will compete in the final showdown for the title of Britain's favourite dancer today.

Banking giant HSBC was rebuked by shareholders today over plans that could see chief executive Stuart Gulliver earn up to £12.5m this year.

Malcolm Jefferson's Gilbarry made the perfect start to his career over fences with an impressive performance in the bet365.com Novices' Chase at Wetherby today.

HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan is to step down by the end of the year in a major boardroom shake-up, the banking giant said today.

The race for the conditional jockeys’ championship is going down to the wire.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s hopes of political survival suffered a fresh blow tonight as a poll of Labour activists found fewer than half wanted him to carry on to the next general election.

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown clung fiercely to his job last night, defying calls from some within his beleaguered Labour party to resign.

Caroline Flint has left the Government after resigning as Europe Minister, Gordon Brown announced tonight.

Louth handler Steve Gollings secured a 16-1 Market Rasen double courtesy of Viscount Rossini and Springfield Raki - both ridden by rising star Rhys Flint.

Philip Hobbs may have drawn a blank at the Cheltenham Festival but he has his string in tremendous heart and advertised the fact yet again with a double at Haydock.

Connections of Fiftyfive Degrees believe there will be plenty more races to be won with the eight-year-old after he turned in an impressive performance at Newcastle.

A British minister said today that Irish voters rejected the EU’s Lisbon Treaty in part because they did not understand it,.

MICHAEL Stone was born on April 2, 1955, in Birmingham His mother left his father when he was five months old and he went to live with his father’s sister in Ballyhalbert, Co Down.

Banking giant HSBC warned today that the turnaround of its US business may take until the end of 2009, as it unveiled a $17.2bn US (€11.3bn) hit from bad debt and loan provisions.

Despite struggling off the tee, Phil Mickelson enjoyed a good start at the Barclays Singapore Open today – carding a three under-par 68 to share second spot midway through the opening round.

Prodigy singer Keith Flint is set to wed long-term love Mayumi Kai in England on Saturday.

RECENT newspaper and magazine articles have implied that all people who claim to be psychic are liars, frauds and charlatans.

Home Office ministers praised a crackdown on hooligans today as statistics revealed a 10% fall in football-related arrests.

The Prodigy star Liam Howlett is deeply ashamed of the band's last single, which he dismisses as "a f**king load of sh*t".

The Prodigy star Keith Flint is reportedly dating British hip-hop beauty Jentina - even though the aspiring rapper is terrified news of their fling could wreck her career.

Record numbers of football troublemakers will be banned from travelling to Portugal this summer for Euro 2004, the Home Office in England said today.

Claims that only a ‘‘small number’’ of soldiers and civilians might suffer kidney damage after heavy exposure to depleted uranium were today dismissed as ‘‘nonsense’’ by a veterans’ group.