The Sky News money panel has predicted that the Bank of England will extend its quantitative easing programme on Thursday.

All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after the airline Qantas discovered dozens of tiny fractures during a maintenance inspection.

The head of the Royal Bank of Scotland has broken his silence and written a memo to his staff describing the recent furore over his bonus as "discomforting at least".

Holiday operator Thomas Cook has announced heavy quarterly losses but said it is encouraged by bookings for the coming summer.