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Infrastructure often foreign owned

More than a third of the UK's infrastructure - including energy, water and transport - is under foreign ownership, the competition watchdog has said.But...

Weather alert as OAPs found dead

A pensioner is feared to have collapsed in her garden and frozen to death, police have said.Officers discovered the body of Lillian Jenkinson, 80,...

Growth slows in services sector

Growth in the UK services sector has slowed as businesses warned of a worrying lack of consumer demand before the key Christmas trading period.The...

Berkeley in upbeat market outlook

Housebuilder Berkeley has painted a more positive picture of the housing market as it lifted profit hopes for the full year.The group, which focuses...

30 freeze to death across Poland

The death toll from a deep freeze in Poland has increased to 30.Many of those who died were drunks or homeless people outside on...

Afghanistan 'rife with corruption'

US diplomatic cables have portrayed Afghanistan as rife with corruption to the highest levels of government, with tens of millions of dollars flowing out...

Some children failing 'by age five'

The race to succeed in life is over for many children in the UK by the day they first arrive in primary school, a...

Media 'killed 2018 World Cup bid'

The head of England's failed campaign to host the 2018 World Cup has said that Fifa delegates believe the British media "killed" the bid.Speaking...

Hammond plays down rail firm fines

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has played down the possibility that rail companies could be punished with fines for their performance during the cold spell.Mr...

Greene King in Belhaven integration

Pubs group Greene King has announced plans to fully integrate its Scottish business Belhaven in a bid to save the company £1 million.Greene King...

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