John Higgins

Watching the Watchmen, By Dave Gibbons

Watchmen, first published in 1986 and never since out of print, can lay claim to being the greatest ever comic. I say comic, because it was originally published in 12 monthly instalments: its later collection into a single...

Computing Awards for Excellence 2008 - the winners

Computing, Computing, Thursday 6 November 2008 at 06:00:00 The best individuals, teams, departments, companies and projects in UK IT have been rewarded at the Oscars of the IT industry The winners of the Computing Awards for...

World markets rally as US goes to the polls

By Associated Press PAN PYLAS European markets moved higher Tuesday on expectations Wall Street will enjoy an election day rally and ahead of Thursday's interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of...

Experts debate Barack Obama's ability to solve economic crisis

Economists and investors are divided on whether President-Elect Barack Obama will be the man to lead the US out of its current financial crisis. The President-Elect faces one of the worst economic inheritances of the last...

Obama faces 'poisoned chalice'

Barack Obama will face a "poisoned chalice" of an economy heading to recession and a massive budget deficit as he takes office as the 44th president of the United States. “The next president is going to inherit the poisoned...

Snooker: I'll play through pain in Bahrain, vows Graeme Dott

GRAEME DOTT will play through the pain barrier at the Bahrain Championship in a bid to halt his slide down the world rankings. The Scot hasn't competed since he broke his left wrist while playing football outside the players'...

European markets climb as U.S. votes

Subdued trading ahead of rate decisions; Nikkei closes up 6.3 percent Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP - Japan’s Nikkei stock index closed the day up 6.3 percent LONDON - European markets edged higher Tuesday following mixed trading in...

Europe's markets edge higher ahead of US election

LONDON - European markets edged higher Tuesday following mixed trading in Asia overnight with activity subdued ahead of the U.S. presidential election and Thursday's interest rate decisions from the E...

World markets rally as U.S. goes to the polls

LONDON -- European markets moved higher today on expectations Wall Street will enjoy an election day rally and ahead of Thursday's interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.

Snooker: 'Run down' Ronnie O'Sullivan out of Bahrain tournament

Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the new ranking tournament in Bahrain, starting on Saturday. The world champion claims that he has been feeling "very run down recently". His withdrawal follows that of three other leading...