France warned it could lose credit rating - papers

As the US continues to teeter on the brink of default, France has been dragged into the global financial crisis and Germany warns the Greek bailout was a one-off…we bring you all the top stories from the nationals.

High anxiety over a possible default by the United States on its mountainous debt was undiminished last night, amid further wrangling on Capitol Hill on a possible way out of the crisis, with Republicans still pitted against Democrats and even against each other. More...

France was dragged into the global financial crisis last night with warnings it could be stripped of its top-notch credit rating without ‘more efforts' to tackle its debts. More...

The German finance minister has warned he will not bail out every troubled eurozone country in a move that rattled confidence in Europe's response to the debt crisis. More...

The cost of insuring against a US default soared yesterday and global investors drew up contingency plans for a world in which the largest economy loses its gold-plated AAA credit rating. More...

The board of BSkyB are thought to be considering a share buy-back of as much as £1bn that could be announced at the company's results today. More...

Royal Dutch Shell cashed in on rising energy prices today as it reported profits of nearly £5bn between April and the end of June. More...