MPs to investigate Royal finances
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The estate accounts which provide millions of pounds for the Queen and Prince Charles are to be investigated.
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The UK's Treasury Select Committee is to investigate "free" banking and competition in the sector.
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Lawmakers pocketing wads of state money. A presidential palace whose upkeep costs four times more than Buckingham Palace's. A justice minister who hires his friend, a fish trader, as a consultant on prison construction.
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Britain has launched an inquiry into the first storming of its parliament since 1674 after a protest stunt revealed shambolic security at the heart of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government.
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BaFin, the chief financial watchdog, said yesterday that it had begun an investigation into whether investors who had put money into property funds at the centre of the scandal had been disadvantaged.
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Aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair and Labour Party officials are under investigation for obstructing the &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; probe, The Times reported.
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Bank of England boss Mervyn King faces MPs on Thursday, amid criticism of his handling of the credit crisis.
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Bank of England Governor Mervyn King is set to testify to a parliamentary oversight committee on Thursday over the recent Northern Rock crisis, with questions being raised over his tenure.
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Police investigating cash-for-honours claims plaguing Prime Minister Tony Blair's final months in office are probing meetings attended by his Middle East envoy, the Guardian reported Wednesday.
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A House of Lords committee is to carry out an inquiry into the potential impact of the EU reform treaty, ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary debate on its ratification.
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Buckingham Palace needs Â£3m of repairs to make it safe, the Queen's public accounts reveal.
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Darling to face Commons grilling after further details emerge about loss of 25m child benefit records
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All Conservative frontbenchers have been ordered to reveal extensive details of the way they use expenses
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The money would probably be given to agencies of which the Queen is patron, the Palace said. No figure was put on the sum but the amount was described as &quot;substantial&quot;.
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The government is to review the way the UK tax system treats firms involved in private equity deals.
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Serious Fraud Office says it will probe GMTV premium rate abuse case as MPs call for action.
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A verdict is due in the long-running inquiry into the spiralling costs of the new Holyrood parliament building.