A meeting between a dictator's son and a senior Cabinet minister at a classic English shooting party revealed how deeply the Gaddafi regime wormed its way into the British Establishment... more
Dairy Crest says pre-tax profit for the first nine months of its fiscal year was ahead of expectations, helped by a strong performance in the three months before Christmas... more
Jimmy White described his performance in the 6-2 defeat by Mark King as "sickening" after he went out in the first round of the Masters at Wembley... more
Snooker: John Higgins has set his sights on winning another two world titles after joining the small band of players to have triumphed three times ... more
Snooker: John Higgins took an early advantage in the first World Snooker semi-final at the Crucible this afternoon to lead 3-1 after his first session against Mark Allen... more
Snooker: Stephen Hendry made a maximum 147 break in the quarter-finals of the World Championship today and put himself in line for a £157,000 bonus... more
Snooker: Mark Selby believes he can put the brakes on Graeme Dott’s revival and end the 2006 winner’s interest in this year’s World Championship ... more
Snooker: Stephen Hendry believes leaving the Crucible on a permanent basis should be out of the question as the Betfred.com World Championship organisers consider the future of their event ... more
Wall Street drinking dens were engulfed with panic and despair at US politicians as traders drowned their sorrows following the bail-out collapse... more
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