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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced profits of £1.6bn for the first quarter of 2014, far surpassing expectations and sending shares soaring more than 10%.

Lloyds Banking Group has outlined plans to float around a quarter of TSB this summer in its quarterly management statement.

Thousands of people are putting themselves at risk of a major stroke by dismissing their symptoms and are unaware that they are having a mini-stroke; a report has warned.

Income Protection (IP) ‘holds the key to keeping on top of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), Cirencester Friendly has said.

Bupa is seeking at least a 15% reduction in major hospital group fees following the Competition and Market Authority's (CMA) final remedies on private healthcare.

Research business Defaqto has added whole-of-life protection policies to its star ratings service.

Saga has confirmed plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a move which could value the company at a reported £3bn.

Almost three-quarters of employees would remain at their current employer if they were offered a good benefits package, research reveals.

Half of UK adults are classified as either overweight (31%) or obese (19%) yet a significant proportion believe they are in very good or excellent health, research finds.

The UK economy expanded by 0.8% in Q1, slightly below economists' expectations.