Last year I stayed in a bare, one-roomed hut, as the guest of a family in Ethiopia. They work hard but earn less than 50p a day. The children had nothing but the clothes on their backs... more
New Zealand physio Dayle Shackel and fitness trainer Bryan Stronach have returned to Christchurch to be with their families after the city was devastated by Tuesday's earthquake... more
England are considering recalling Yardy for Sunday's game with India after the lack of a second spinner nearly cost them dearly against Holland... more
Strauss was heartened by several individual performances, between the comical and costly slips and drops in the field during England's win over Holland in their World Cup opener... more
Rapid growth in China helped Hong Kong's economy bounce back strongly last year, but the former British colony's finance minister is preparing to tackle a growing inflation threat and a property bubble... more
The tumult of 31 scenes bounces past pleasantly enough, even though Gupta has managed to strip a large part of the majesty from this great novel... more
Over the next three weeks before tickets go on sale, Standard Sport will guide you through the 16 days of competition and 26 sports involved in the greatest show on earth... more
British bull and pig-breeding firm Genus has seen a strong upturn in demand in Latin America and a recovery in the US over the last six months as world food prices continue to rise... more
The bears are back in town. Shares in London are heavily sold-off - with the FTSE 100 index sinking back below the 6000 mark - as gloom descends on the Square Mile and Canary Wharf... more
Best Buy, the US-based electronics chain trying to break into the UK market dominated by Dixons and Comet, says it is planning to close its branded stores in China and Turkey... more
Soaring oil prices help Dragon Oil enjoy a 49% rise in profit to $386.1 million last year, the company saying that it has spread its search for new assets to include West Africa and Asia as well as the Middle East... more
Geo-cloning - repeating a successful business model in new countries - is the new buzzword at Informa, the business information and trade exhibitions group behind Lloyd's List and Datamonitor.... more
Tickets for the Games go on sale on March 15. Matt Majendie guides you through the 16 days of competition and 26 sports. Today the spotlight is on gymnastics and canoeing... more
BP spends £4.4 billion buying a large stake in Indian oil and gas assets owned by Reliance Industries, the energy business run by Asia's richest man, as part of the oil major's new shift in strategy... more
London's number one breakfast show host goes mudlarking with Johanna Thomas-Corr and talks for the first time about the pain of losing a child, baldness and his passion for the city's buried treasure
Never mind the Royal Wedding - 2011 is a jubilee year for Queen. March 1 is the 40th anniversary of completing the line-up of what would become one of Britain's most successful bands
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