Chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland called on politicians to let him run the state-controlled bank commercially in order to generate a return for taxpayers

Stephen Hester, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, has revealed that he considered resigning from the bank in the wake of the furore surrounding his £1 million bonus.

Backbench Tory MPs are being urged to join the battle to prevent the break-up of Britain by persuading the English they are better off in a union with Scotland, the Daily Telegraph can reveal.

MPs and peers are are urging the government to bring in a law in England and Wales against stalking - as is already the case in Scotland.

An independent Scotland would not receive the highest credit rating in the event a referendum on independence from Britain was successful, economists warned.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) calls for a new body to be set up to protect workers from abuse and exploitation by bosses.

Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch have privately indicated that an independent nation could not expect to automatically inherit triple A status

Finance Secretary John Swinney defends plans to let EU nationals living in Scotland vote in the independence referendum.

Is a breakaway Scotland brave or foolhardy?

There was chaos at Buckingham Palace this morning after the Queen was informed that all her bank accounts at Coutts & Co, a wholly owned subsidary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, have been frozen in retaliation for the divestiture of Fred Goodwin. In a tersely worded letter posted on the railings at Buckingham Palace, the bank informed Her Majesty that due to a complete breakdown of trust i...