Publisher Bloomsbury has revealed its e-book sales grew eighteen fold in 2010, accounting for almost 10% of print sales as more customers downloaded titles...
Ireland's two biggest political parties have taken the first steps towards forming a new coalition government.Negotiators from the centre-right Fine Gael party are to...
A spacewalk is planned at the International Space Station, Nasa has announced.Two of space shuttle Discovery's visiting crew will float outside the orbiting facility,...
The rebel-held Libyan city closest to Tripoli is preparing for battle with government troops.Tanks and anti-aircraft weapons were deployed in Zawiya ready for an...
Blue Peter action woman Helen Skelton has become the first person to walk between the chimneys of Battersea Power Station on a high-wire.The 27-year-old...
More evidence of the squeeze on household budgets has emerged after the owner of Primark revealed a "noticeable" slowdown in UK consumer demand.Associated British...
HSBC shares are under pressure despite the banking giant's return to the kind of profitability last seen before the financial crisis.The group's surplus of...
