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China miner gets gold price boost

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:53 +0000

Chinse mining group Zijin says it expects a 20% jump in profits for 2011 boosted by higher gold prices during the year.(read article…)

EU approves Iran oil imports ban

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:52 +0000

EU foreign ministers formally agree to an oil embargo against Iran, as Western powers reinforce their naval presence in the region.(read article…)

South Sudan in oil pipeline deal

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:51 +0000

South Sudan agrees a deal with Kenya to build an pipeline to Lamu, potentially reducing its dependence on its northern neighbour Sudan to export its oil.(read article…)

IMF warns of Iran oil shock risk

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:50 +0000

The International Monetary Fund warns of a possible 20-30% spike in oil prices if Iranian exports are disrupted.(read article…)

US home prices continue to drop

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:49 +0000

Single-family home prices in the US dropped by 0.7% in November, amid weaker consumer confidence.(read article…)

Hutchison to buy Orange Austria

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:47 +0000

Hong Kong’s Hutchison 3G agrees to buy Orange Austria in a bid to expand it presence and boost market share in the country.(read article…)

BT cuts costs to increase profits

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:46 +0000

Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.(read article…)

Interest rate ‘collusion’ probe

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:45 +0000

Swiss authorities investigate 12 US, European and Japanese banks over claims they have been fixing their interbank lending rates.(read article…)

Uganda signs oil production deal

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:44 +0000

Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.(read article…)

Service sector sees strong growth

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:44 +0000

The UK’s service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey.(read article…)

Megaupload bail appeal rejected

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:43 +0000

Kim Dotcom’s bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.(read article…)

Panasonic predicts a record loss

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:42 +0000

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.(read article…)

Motorola makes Apple pull devices

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:41 +0000

Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple’s German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.(read article…)

Eurozone service sector growing

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:40 +0000

The eurozone’s service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle.(read article…)

Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:39 +0000

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada’s oil products.(read article…)

Apple overturns Motorola’s ban

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:38 +0000

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.(read article…)

Hungarian airline Malev collapses

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:37 +0000

Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.(read article…)

Europe hit by Russia gas shortage

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:36 +0000

Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.(read article…)

New Virgin staff pay for checks

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:35 +0000

Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4′s Money Box reveals.(read article…)

US job numbers show strong growth

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:19:34 +0000

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.(read article…)

Games Makers start 2012 training

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:43:24 +0000

Thousands of London 2012 “Games Maker” volunteers are to begin their first training sessions at Wembley Arena.(read article…)

Papers cover Chris Huhne’s exit

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:49 +0000

Papers cover Chris Huhne’s exit(read article…)

High Streets bid for £1m funding

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:01:56 +0000

The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.(read article…)

Much of Britain braced for snow

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:49:55 +0000

Heavy snow is forecast for most of England and Wales later, with warnings of likely disruption to rail services and on the roads.(read article…)

Apology for city ‘slur’ demanded

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:40:38 +0000

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett demands an apology to the people of Sheffield for an “unwarranted slur” on the city by Scotland Yard officers.(read article…)

Arrests at Syrian embassy protest

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:31:49 +0000

Five people were arrested after gaining entry to the Syrian embassy in London during a protest against the Syrian regime, Scotland Yard says.(read article…)

Derailment disruption continues

BBC News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:43:03 +0000

Travel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.(read article…)

‘Cycling gave me my freedom back’

BBC News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:41 +0000

‘How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours’(read article…)

Mums launch student swap scheme

BBC News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:17:33 +0000

The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours(read article…)

Gruffalo author pens protest poem

BBC News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:11:54 +0000

Children’s laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.(read article…)