Troubled Zavvi closes 22 stores

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Almost 180 staff at troubled music retailer Zavvi have lost their jobs after administrators closed 22 stores.

Separate faults behind rail delays

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Overhead power failures on a key rail route that has been hit by nearly a week of delays were each caused by different faults, Network Rail said.

Mechanical theory in 'UFO mystery'

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

The mysterious severance of a wind turbine blade may have been caused by a mechanical failure, an expert said.

£53m robbery trial jury discharged

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

A jury trying a cage fighter alleged to have been "at the heart" of Britain's biggest cash robbery was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

Hundreds at Gaza protest rally

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Hundreds of people gathered at a rally in central London to protest against the Gaza conflict.

Car giant Nissan to axe 1,200 jobs

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Car giant Nissan sent shockwaves through British industry by axing 1,200 jobs at the country's biggest and most productive motor plant, worsening the economic gloom and heightening fears that the looming recession will cut deep into employment.

56,000 jobs at risk in three cities

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Three of the UK's leading cities could lose over 50,000 jobs, more than 5% of the total, over the next three years if the recession digs deep into the economy, a new report has predicted.

Man Utd's Ronaldo crashes Ferrari

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo walked away uninjured after writing off his Ferrari sports car in a crash.

Interest rate cut to historic 1.5%

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Interest rates were slashed to their lowest level ever as the Bank of England threw another lifeline to the UK's ailing economy.

Brown pledge to get banks lending

12:36am Friday 9th January 2009

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling pledged fresh measures to bolster the economy as the grim toll of job losses continued to mount.