The Oscar-winning actor Sir Sean Connery has been told by police that they believe he was a "repeated victim" of phone hacking.

For simplicity, News Corp operated a two-party state. The Liberal Democrats were surplus to requirements and marginalised – ignored rather than ridiculed (the fate awaiting Labour or Tories when out of favour).

Rupert Murdoch’s media empire made “veiled threats” to attack the Liberal Democrats in its UK newspapers if its controversial £8 billion takeover of BSkyB was blocked, the Business Secretary Vince Cable claimed today.

Cash and carry giant Booker today moved to snap up struggling rival Makro in a deal expected to add more than a million customers to its books.

Anton Zingarevich has finally completed his takeover of Barclays Premier League new boys Reading.

Leeds have confirmed they are in talks with an unnamed group of potential investors.

The eagerly awaited $60m (£38m) tribunal claim for unfair dismissal brought by the whistleblower Michael Woodford against Olympus, his former Japanese employer, was postponed three times yesterday amid speculation that the two sides are attempting to strike a settlement out of court.

Adam Smith reveals how he was lined up as the fall guy over BSkyB bid controversy

While one British tech success story found itself under attack, another was being given a standing ovation yesterday. After US giant Hewlett-Packard admitted that revenues from its £7bn acquisition Autonomy had been "very disappointing", Arm Holdings powered up after impressing scribblers in the Square Mile.

Manchester United have announced that rumours circulating on the internet relating to the health of owner Malcolm Glazer are false.

Pinewood Shepperton tumbled to a loss after a year that saw the film studios taken over, but it still has James Bond for company.

Around 1,600 farmers are set to join one of Europe's biggest dairy co-operatives in a deal that will pool nearly a quarter of UK milk production.

Sportingbet shares slumped more than 7 per cent yesterday after the online gambling group admitted it faces an unexpected tax bill for its Spanish operations.