UK industry CBI chief to warn against 'doom and gloom' talk Britain must not talk itself into a recession in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the US, according to Digby Jones, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry. |  Read Attacks depress London housing market Activity in the London housing market has dropped since the attacks on the US two weeks ago. Estate agents say few new buyers are registering and existing buyers are not viewing properties. |  Read FSA set to relax rules on insurers to avoid forced sales of equities British financial watchdogs are preparing to relax rules they think could force life assurers to sell equities, prompting a spiral of falling share prices. |  Read Shoppers slowly begin to return Shoppers have continued to stay away from the high street, although trade has picked up from the immediate aftermath of the attacks. |  Read 'Too soon' to judge if UK will avoid recession Sir Edward George, governor of the Bank of England, said it was "too soon to say" whether Britain would avoid a recession in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. |  Read West End loses some of its buzz amid safety fear With rumours of a possible further terrorist attack over the weekend and an increased police presence in many parts of London, some tourists in the UK are finding it difficult to feel safe. |  Read No-frills airlines say demand is returning The UK-based no-frills airlines believe that demand for low-cost air travel is returning to normal in Europe in the wake of the terrorist assault on the US. |  Read UK government brokers airline insurance deal The British government said it had brokered a deal between airlines and insurers that would allow commercial air services to continue. |  Read Redundancy clouds gather over the City of London Following the atrocities in the US, the City of London faces grim employment prospects as plunging markets, political risks and a heightened danger of recession weigh on a financial services industry that was already poised to cut into its fat. |  Read Attacks may change UK habits The uncertainty surrounding terrorist attacks in New York and Washington is likely to have a long-lasting effect on the habits of British consumers, a leading retail analyst has warned. |  Read Sharp decline in travel hits top London hotels London's fashionable Metropolitan Hotel in Park Lane was to have been the setting for a British Airways worldwide sales conference with 500 delegates a week ago. |  Read