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Mining shares push FTSE 100 high

Supermarket Tesco has rung up share gains as the wider FTSE 100 Index also powered ahead thanks to commodity stock advances.Tesco was among the...

Cantona call sparks bank protest

Activists in Paris have emptied their bank accounts after a call by former French football star Eric Cantona to protest at practices by leading...

Assange: Don't shoot the messenger

Governments around the world must not "shoot the messenger" by attacking disclosures by WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has said.The former computer hacker said his whistle-blowing...

No jail for concealed births mother

A woman who concealed the births of four stillborn babies and kept three of them in her wardrobe for two decades has avoided jail.Bernadette...

Killer implicates victim's husband

The husband of murdered honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has been accused in a South African court of plotting her death.A South African convicted of...

Wolseley buoyed by strong US growth

Building and heating supplies firm Wolseley has reported a better-than-expected start to its financial year driven by strong sales in its North American businesses.The...

Bellway expects 20% rise in profits

Housebuilder Bellway said it expects a 20% hike in interim profits as buyer confidence returned to the market following the Government spending review.The Newcastle-based...

Report reveals earlier rig problem

Drilling company Transocean had an incident on one of its North Sea rigs similar to the problem which caused the biggest oil spill in...

Briton dies in Nepal hotel plunge

A British volunteer died after she plunged four floors from a hotel window in Nepal, the Foreign Office has said.Jennifer Smith was working on...

WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from Scotland Yard's extradition unit.The 39-year-old Australian was held when he attended a central London...

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