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Iranian rights campaigner jailed

A leading Iranian human rights lawyer has been jailed for 11 years after being convicted of security offences.Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested in September, and...

Medical products firm shares up 11%

Shares in healthcare firm Smith & Nephew have soared to an all-time high following reports that it rejected a bid approach from US rival...

Shop Direct sees online sales boost

Littlewoods and Very parent company Shop Direct has said sales grew 5% over Christmas as snowed-in shoppers ordered from home and rushed to snap...

Miliband urges banker tax extension

Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on the Government to extend the tax on bankers' bonuses which raised £3.5 billion last year.Mr Miliband said...

Arterton 'thrilled' by Bafta nod

Gemma Arterton has said she is "thrilled and honoured" to be one of the five actors shortlisted for this year's Bafta rising star award.The...

Kardashians in debit card lawsuit

The Kardashian sisters have been sued by a California company that created a prepaid debit card endorsed by the reality show starlets.The Fresno Bee...

True Grit seizes box office reins

True Grit seized the reins at the US weekend box office with 15 million dollars, taking the number one spot and becoming the first...

Weir not keen on Commander sequel

Peter Weir is not as keen as Russell Crowe on the idea of making a sequel to Master And Commander: The Far Side of...

Iran plane crash black box found

Investigators have found the black box from a passenger jet which crashed while trying to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm in north-western...

Bid reports boost Smith and Nephew

Speculation linking Smith & Nephew to bid interest from US rival Johnson & Johnson has prompted a sharp surge in the blue-chip firm's shares.The...

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