For U.K. Banks, Calamity Is Born

Ocado Shares Tumble

Shares of Ocado tumbled after John Lewis Partnership Pension Trust sold its 10.4% holding in the online grocer at a discount.

Assange Extradition Hearing Adjourned

A U.K. court has adjourned the extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until Feb. 24. Judge Howard Riddle told Mr. Assange he would "consider the matter," and asked Mr. Assange to return that day.

U.K. Factory-Gate Inflation Accelerates

U.K. factory-gate inflation accelerated to an eight-month high in January, adding to the price pressures that could prompt the Bank of England to raise interest rates in the coming months.

Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady

The Bank of England kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, despite the likelihood that the inflation rate will rise to more than double the bank's target in the next few months.

U.K. Keeps Ban on Prisoners' Voting

British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to maintain a ban on allowing prisoners to vote in elections, setting the U.K. up for a potential clash with the European Court of Human Rights, which has instructed Britain to drop the ban.

Multiculturalism Loses Its Allure

A local council's effort to evict a mosque from an abandoned industrial site in east London demonstrates Britain's shifting appetite for multiculturalism, which U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has proclaimed "dead."

• Earlier: Cameron Urges Immigrants to Integrate
• Opinion: David Cameron's Warning

Debt Crisis Hits Diageo Profit

Global drinks giant Diageo warned that weak economic conditions in Western Europe, particularly the struggling economies in the south, has contributed to falling demand across the region.

• Heard on the Street: Diageo's Hard Slog Back

PPL Joins Bidding for E.ON's U.K. Power Distributor

U.S. energy company PPL Corp. has joined the bidding for E.ON AG's U.K. electricity grid distribution business.

Emerging Markets Lift Rolls

U.K. Manufacturing Drops Unexpectedly

Thomson Reuters Profit Rises 27%

London, Toronto Markets in Deal

U.K. Banks Set Lending Pact

Pay Day for U.K. Bank Bosses

Chicago Museum Sells $16.1 Million in Art to Pay for Malevich

U.K. Trade Deficit Hits Record

U.K. Internet-TV Venture Delays Launch