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BBC News
- Huntley to sue over prison attack
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:47:53 +0000
Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
- Israel launches Gaza air strikes
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:41 +0000
Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
- Five Taliban off UN sanction list
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:56 +0000
Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.
- Should squirrel be on the menu?
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:15:43 +0000
A north London grocery store is committing "wildlife massacre" by selling squirrel meat, an animal welfare group has claimed. Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva) accused a branch of Budgens of supporting a "barbaric and needless cull" of grey squirrels.
- Farc call to new Colombian leader
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:05:26 +0000
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
BBC Business News
- Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:21:50 +0000
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has agreed a deal to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
- Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:44 +0000
Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:46:21 +0000
Incoming BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Iran trade sanctions hit Dubai port
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:36:07 +0000
In Dubai's port area, the renewed clampdown by the US on trade with Iran is hurting many legitimate, local businesses.
- BP boss scaling back oil effort
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:23 +0000
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices: Nationwide reports first drop since February
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:53 +0100
Nationwide has reported a 0.5% drop in the price of an average UK property, adding to evidence that prices are heading lower.
- House prices rise slightly in June
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:44 +0100
Land Registry reports 0.1% rise in June following May?s slight fall. Figures come in contrast to other indices which are showing falling prices.
- Morning Line: interest rate rise or not, savers are unlikely to benefit
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:51:04 +0100
Seldom have economists been so divided over when interest rates will rise. But whatever happens, it is unlikely that savers will benefit.
- 'Home staging' is all the rage - but there are better ways to sell up
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
A booming industry in the US aims to help people sell their homes, but here, as a second property price bust looms, it's hard cash that will ultimately speak loudest.
- House prices: the areas where it is cheaper to buy than rent
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:08:22 +0100
A new survey reveals the places where it is cheaper to buy a home than rent one, provided you can get the mortgage.
