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Cockermouth floods: Eyewitness trapped in hotel BBC News website readers have been writing to us to describe the floods that have engulfed their town. Ashley Tiffen, Cockermouth I live in the village of Patcastle, just outside...
Orphans of Burma's Cyclone and Saving Africa's Witch Children honoured at awards for freelance cameramen Two films shown on Channel 4's Dispatches won recognition at the Rory Peck awards last night. Orphans of Burma's Cyclone,...
James Murdoch's speech to investors in Barcelona yesterday revealed the direction that News Corporation plans to take in the coming years. His key quote: In the business of ideas, which is the business that we are in, we do...
• Bookmaker to close Aintree call centre with loss of 263 jobs • Offshore rivals are benefiting from tax advantages Betting company Ladbrokes has confirmed the loss of 263 jobs today. The high-street bookmaker announced the...
Technique developed by the Chinese centuries ago has potential to give up to 3 million people access to clean water in the drylands of Africa, winner says A 400-year-old water-saving technique that could save millions of people...
by Chaim Estulin and Phoebe Leung This article is provided to FT.com readers by Debtwire—the most informed news service available for financial professionals in fixed income markets across the world. www.debtwire.com...
• Shortage threatens low-carbon targets, argues business group • Gap comes as demand for scientists and engineers increasing Britain lacks the skills or training facilities to make the successful transition to a low-carbon...
The financial effect of flooding can be devastating, but often it is the subsequent upheaval that causes the biggest worry. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says that the average cost of flood damage to homes is...
As China's youth excercise their new-found wealth and independence the battle for their custom is hotting up. Engine of change: rock band The Wheels are example of a newly expressive youth in China It could have been any other...
A Las Vegas gambler who lost $112 million (£67 million) in a year, is suing the owner of Caesars Palace, claiming casino staff "milked" him by plying him with alcohol and prescription drugs. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Terry...
