GM issues 2005 profits warning
General Motors has warned that it expects earnings this year be lower than in 2004. The world’s biggest car maker…
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Murray to make Cup history
Andrew Murray will become Britain’s youngest-ever Davis Cup player after it was confirmed he will play in the doubles against…
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China bans new tobacco factories
The world’s biggest tobacco consumer, China, has said it will not allow any new tobacco factories to be built. China…
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Moya suffers shock loss
Fifth seed Carlos Moya was the first big name to fall at the Australian Open as he went down to…
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JP Morgan admits US slavery links
Thousands of slaves were accepted as collateral for loans by two banks that later became part of JP Morgan Chase.…
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Broadband fuels online expression
Fast web access is encouraging more people to express themselves online, research suggests. A quarter of broadband users in Britain…
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Scrum-half Williams rejoins Bath
Bath have signed their former scrum-half Andy Williams on a short-term deal from the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. Wales international Williams, whose…
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‘No UK apology’ for colonial past
The days of Britain having to apologise for its colonial past are over, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor, speaking…
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Deutsche Boerse set to ‘woo’ LSE
Bosses of Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange are to meet amid talk that a takeover bid for the…
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Broadband in the UK growing fast
High-speed net connections in the UK are proving more popular than ever. BT reports that more people signed up for…
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