UK economy: one business bucking the trend
Car dealership Ridgeway Group is expecting a 6% increase in sales this yearRidgeway Group is a car dealership rooted in some of the UK's most durable economic areas. Its showrooms in Oxfordshire,...
View ArticleBatang Kali relatives edge closer to the truth about 'Britain's My Lai massacre'
Key Malayan Emergency notes have been handed to families of the 24 unarmed victims of the December 1948 shootingsLawyers representing relatives of 24 unarmed victims who died at Batang Kali, Malaysia,...
View ArticleNorway could shut China out of Arctic Council after diplomatic snubs
Chinese relations with Norway have been frosty since Oslo-based Nobel committee announced that dissident Liu Xiaobo would be peace laureateNorway could shut China out of the Arctic Council if Beijing...
View ArticleIan Simpson
Painter and educator who democratised and demystified the world of art"Anyone can learn to draw, just as anyone can learn to speak or write. Drawing is a perfectly ordinary way of communicating...
View ArticleTheo Angelopoulos
Magisterial Greek film director whose work focused on historical and political allegoriesThe Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos, who has died aged 76 in a road accident, was an epic poet of the...
View ArticleIndian art fair draws big names to Delhi
Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Antony Gormley among those seeking a slice of the still booming Indian marketOutside was India: a snarl of traffic, screaming horns, hustling taxi drivers and a single...
View ArticleAdlington, Payne and co on course to match Shanghai high at Olympics
Part four of our series investigating Great Britain's progress in all 29 Olympic sports spotlights the swimmersAre they in good shape?Britain's swimmers are just starting to emerge for the year, and...
View ArticleUS navy Seals who killed Bin Laden rescue two hostages from Somalia
American woman and Danish man safe and nine kidnappers killed after troops mount daring raid following parachute dropAn American woman and a Danish man being held hostage in Somalia are free after a...
View ArticleCoryton oil refinery expected to resume deliveries
Plant, which is in administration and has been operating at about half capacity, stopped product deliveries on TuesdayThe Swiss refiner Petroplus's British Coryton refinery is expected to resume oil...
View ArticleMichael Johnson's guide to getting the most from a home Olympic Games
A US track legend advises British athletes: don't be overawed by the daily reminders, be inspired by themAs the winner of two gold medals at Atlanta 1996, the retired US sprinter Michael Johnson...
View ArticlePatient with heart dropped by Mexican medics leaves hospital
Organ spilled on to concrete after helicopter dash keeping 27-year-old woman alive after four-hour operationTwo Mexican medics ridiculed for dropping a human heart while it was being transported to a...
View ArticleRAF Northolt may be sold to raise defence funds
Ministry of Defence considering selling off all or parts of one of its oldest airfields, which could become Heathrow satelliteThe Ministry of Defence is considering selling off one of its oldest and...
View ArticleWH Smith reports fall in sales at high street stores
Like-for-like sales fall 6% but profit margins up thanks to renewed focus on stationery and booksWH Smith has reported falling sales at its travel and high street outlets over Christmas, but said...
View ArticleSolar subsidies cuts: UK government loses court appeal
Thousands of homes and businesses may now be able to claim higher payments after the government fails to overturn earlier ruling that cuts were illegal• Read the court's full judgmentThe government...
View ArticleNumber of universities offering media studies degrees 'tripled in past 10 years'
Thinktank finds slump in number offering science degrees over same period, renewing fears over economic consequencesThe number of universities and colleges that offer degrees in media studies has...
View ArticleAndy Murray earns chance to turn the tables against Novak Djokovic
Britain's world No4 is up for the fight against an old friend and in Ivan Lendl he has the perfect cornerman to help his causeAndy Murray says he likes a fight. Well, he has got one against Novak...
View ArticleMiddle-income Britain is in state of emergency, says Nick Clegg
Deputy PM calls for relief on income tax to be speeded up in a speech directed at chancellor George OsborneNick Clegg will warn on Thursday that the pressure on family finances has reached "boiling...
View ArticleGraduate starting salaries predicted to rise – for some
Entry-level pay to increase by an average of 4% but vacancies to decrease by 1.2%, according to poll of blue chip employersThe average starting salary for a graduate is predicted to increase by 4% to...
View ArticlePolice to share national air service
Policing minister will for the first time use powers to direct forces to collaborate, after one force objected to planA national police air service is to be launched to ensure all forces across England...
View ArticleDangerous deportation techniques may still be in use, MPs warn
Home affairs select committee finds evidence of dangerous restraint techniques, although UK Border Agency denies claimUnauthorised, potentially lethal restraint techniques may still be being used to...
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