Peter Rees, who has died aged 81 after a short illness, became Baron Rees of Goytre in 1987, having served Margaret Thatcher as a trade and treasury minister, and reached the cabinet as chief secretary to the Treasury. A combination of rather diverse ...

3 Dec 2008

The initial alarm in the aftermath of the Mumbai atrocities, which caused the cancellation of the last two one-day internationals and led to the players flying home last Saturday, has been replaced by rational decisions. England’s managing director ...

3 Dec 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple might be unfairly blocking rival software makers who want to sell music for its iPhone , according to some rivals and a technology rights group. The iTunes store accounts for four out of five songs sold on the Internet in the ...

3 Dec 2008

The biggest worry for ministers now is what to do when, not if, a big-name manufacturing or services company goes bust. In the 1970s the answer would have been vast taxpayer subsidies, almost regardless of the company’s prospects, as we saw with ...

3 Dec 2008

London. Lord Mandelson has denied telling the head of the European Commission the UK was ready to join the euro. Jose Manuel Barroso sparked feverish speculation after saying he had spoken to UK politicians about the idea. But Lord Mandelson who ...

3 Dec 2008

The iTunes store accounts for four out of five songs sold on the internet in the United States and is becoming more important as CDs fade. A milestone was reached last month when Atlantic Records announced digital sales had surpassed CD sales ...

3 Dec 2008