The pair went swimming with dolphins and let off a fire extinguisher near the shark tank

India's right-wing Bharatiya Janta Party is known for its staunch conservatism and hard-line religious views. But it risks developing an image problem after two of its lawmakers were accused of viewing pornography in the Gujarat state assembly, only weeks after two BJP ministers in the south-western state of Karnataka were forced to quit after being caught watching x-rated videos on a mobile phone.

Sinclair Pharma and IS Pharma agreed to merge in April, with shares in the combined business (imaginatively christened Sinclair IS Pharma) starting trading in late May. Since then, the stock has been under pressure, easing as volatility in the wider market gathered pace. But the share price received a shot in the arm last week, after the company, which specialises in dermatological and wound care treatments, unveiled plans to buy the privately held US biotech company, Advanced Bio-Technologies (ABT).

The construction sector remained stuck in the doldrums in October, according to official estimates published yesterday, although an upward revision in data for previous months gave comfort to economists.

An envelope sent to one of the world's most prominent bankers contained a live letter bomb, German authorities said yesterday.

The global airline industry could face losses of more than $8bn next year if European leaders fail to get a grip on the debt crisis, the International Air Transport Association warned yesterday.

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Investors hoping to cash in on an oil boom off the vast, untapped coast of Greenland were dealt a blow yesterday after Cairn Energy said that, after spending $1bn (£636m) and drilling eight exploration wells, it had failed to make a commercially viable discovery in the region.