By James Cusick

Former Mirror editor 'told guests about hacking over dinner'

The High Court has ordered five internet service providers to block access to the world's largest illegal file-sharing website The Pirate Bay.

Calls to 0800 numbers could be free from mobiles as part of attempts to fight consumer confusion about costs.

The prices consumers pay for broadband and landline telephone services are expected to fall after Ofcom announced plans to reduce the amount BT can charge rivals to rent lines.

Movies including Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction will be made available for BT Vision customers to watch on-demand after a tie-up with film studio Miramax.

As the world of big business braces itself for another tumultuous year, these are the 12 rising stars who are set to take the City (and, in one case, Wall Street) by storm. Mark Leftly profiles the soon-to-be big names

Three million jobs could be at risk if Britain does not stay at the heart of Europe, leading businessmen suggested today.

BT today became the latest in a line of tech companies to take on internet giant Google in the courts over a number of alleged patent infringements.

Profits climb 15 per cent on brisk broadband sales as telecoms giant beats analysts' expectations

Telecoms giant BT posted better-than-expected quarterly profits today with the number of broadband customers surging as they took up superfast connections.

BT is to accelerate its roll-out of fibre-optic broadband, bringing superfast internet speeds to two-thirds of the country a year earlier than planned, and hiring hundreds of engineers for the drive.

Sally Davis, the chief executive of BT's Wholesale arm, is set to step down at the end of October after four years over "personal reasons".