Michael Heseltine, President of the Board of Trade, said it was likely that new contracts for British Coal to supply the electricity generators would be signed within a few days Existing contracts run out on 31 March. Their anger will resonate with many victims of such crime who feel they receive little action and scant [...]

With the futures market opening weakly – said to be due to US activity because of the greater likelihood of Labour in control at Westminster – and government stocks reflecting renewed uncertainty in overseas bond markets, shares were soon involved in an unequal struggle.The Smith New Court survey showing increasing gloom among fund managers was [...]

Her mother, Jane, acted on her wishes after she was pronounced clinically dead but kept alive on a life-support machine. .1PAUL STEWART banished first night nerves to command this famous stage and complete Liverpool’s recovery with a winning goal against Sheffield United last night.The midfield player and goalkeeper David James, the club’s other new recruit, [...]

CHRISTIAN Salvesen, the distribution and specialist hire business, made pounds 1m by supplying lighting and air-conditioning equipment for the Barcelona Olympics. If the face doesn’t fit, you have had it.’Despite the good professional prospects and vibrant night-life offered by Berlin, Roger will almost certainly return to Britain next year. It combines brilliant pictorial qualities with [...]

Leicester against England, a whimper rather than a bang with which to kick it all off, was perfectly symptomatic. So interest rates had to be even higher in Germany to curb spending at home.Until now, politics has triumphed over economics, despite the strong case for a mark upvaluation against everyone else, including the franc. A [...]

Each session is different – there can be tremendous rage during one, and then a much lighter note the next time. ‘We decided to write a new play, because if you take a new play you get free publicity in the Fringe brochure. Schools can spend their money on what they really need: books, more [...]