Chinese consider rival Potash bid
Chinese investors have approached a Canadian pension fund about a possible rival bid for...
View ArticleGoldcorp offer triggers Andean $3bn gold bidding war
Rival Canadian gold mining companies Goldcorp and Eldorado have locked horns in a fight to buy up Andean Resources Ltd. Eldorado moved first, offering 3.4bn Canadian dollars ($3.2bn;...
View ArticleBP says oil spill cost up to $8bn
BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn (£5.2bn) - a rise of...
View ArticleFrench honour for WWII veteran
A World War II veteran has received France's highest decoration...
View ArticleCynllun 'radical' i gyfuno swyddi
Mae cynghorwyr wedi cymeradwyo cynllun i gyfuno dwy swydd mewn cyngor a Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol. Bwriad swyddogion yw cyfuno swydd cyfarwyddwr gyda chyfrifoldeb am wasanaethau cymdeithasol ar Gyngor Powys,...
View ArticleCrowds expected for Robbie Williams lights switch-on
Thousands of people are expected to travel to Blackpool to watch Robbie Williams switch on the illuminations. The star will flick the switch on the lights, which will shine for 66 nights along their...
View ArticleCotswolds beauty spot to charge visitors for parking
Parking charges are being introduced at a Gloucestershire beauty spot to help keep up services threatened by severe budget cuts. Visitors to the 150-acre Crickley Hill country park will pay between...
View ArticleFuneral is held for Whitby sea death boy
The funeral for a 17-year-old boy who died trying to save a teenage girl in the sea off Whitby is due to take place later. James Willis, originally from Stockton, died after being swept out to sea on...
View ArticlePolice name man stabbed to death in Sheffield
Police have named a man who died after being found with stab wounds in Sheffield....
View ArticleJennifer Saunders writing Spice Girls musical
Jennifer Saunders is writing the story for the Spice Girls musical Viva...
View ArticleLottery system 'plays important role'
Research into a controversial lottery system for secondary...
View ArticleParalysed Briton 'stuck in Thailand' after crash
A British man is now stranded in Thailand after being paralysed in a road accident, his family have...
View ArticleWhy don't black Americans swim?
A month ago, six African-American teenagers drowned in a single incident in Louisiana, prompting soul-searching about why so many young black Americans can't swim. When...
View ArticleTalking Shop: Olly Murs
Last year's X Factor runner-up Olly Murs is keeping his fingers...
View ArticleStockpiling as Russian food prices soar
There is fear in drought-stricken Russia where the price of some essential food products soared 30% in August, but though the heat is on to make the government intervene it is dragging its heels....
View ArticleCash offered for planting trees in Lincolnshire
The Forestry Commission is offering grants to landowners in Lincolnshire to try to increase the number of trees in the county. The Forestry Commission says woodland cover in...
View ArticleMan arrested after three Northumberland farm fires
A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a series of farm fires in Northumberland. Tyne and...
View ArticleWWII German bomber to be recovered from Goodwin Sands
A rare German WWII bomber which has been buried in a sandbank off the Kent coast for the past 70 years is to be raised, it has been announced. The twin-engined Dornier 17 was shot down over Goodwin...
View Article'I was 5ft 10in at 11 years old'
President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12...
View ArticleThree charged over Suffolk and Essex burglary offences
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary after...
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