20 August 2008, 2:23 pm
Fear of recession, rising fuel bills and belt-tightening are driving increasing numbers of consumers into discount grocery chains in a bid to reduce their weekly shopping bills, the latest figures from TNS Worldpanel revealed yesterday.... read more
20 August 2008, 2:08 pm
Timothy Besley, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, said yesterday that the central bank must not cut base rates until inflationary pressures are brought under control.... read more
20 August 2008, 1:23 pm
Woolworths Group’s share price surged more than 20% at one point yesterday, after it rejected an offer from Iceland Foods founder Malcolm Walker for its retail division.... read more
20 August 2008, 12:38 pm
Crude oil prices dived below $113 a barrel in volatile trading in London and New York yesterday, as Tropical Storm Fay swirled toward the east coast of Florida, veering away from oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico.... read more
20 August 2008, 10:20 am
We kick off the first update of the day with new shows for Slipknot . By adding gigs in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark Italy, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom, the band definitely has its roadwork cut out for it come October, November and December.... read more
20 August 2008, 7:10 am
Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour for me to deliver this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture - just as it is an honour to follow in his footsteps as Scotland’s fourth First Minister.... read more
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