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Law tutor battles Three over contract
Friday 08 June 2012
An Oxford university academic is locked in a battle of wits with one of Britain's biggest companies over the small print in a contract, which he believes could offer hope for millions of mobile phone customers.
Star Wars 1313 shows the next-generation isn’t far, far away
Friday 08 June 2012
Keen to thank Nvidia for the PC hardware they’d provided to run their game, Craig Derrick, producer of the freshly announced Star Wars 1313 wasn’t fooling anybody with his rhetoric of ‘we can’t confirm what consoles the game will be be available on’ after our behind closed doors look at the game.
Vodafone and Telefonica join forces to deliver 4G
Thursday 07 June 2012
Two of the world's largest mobile network operators are to join forces in a bid to speed up the delivery of super-fast 4G services to UK households.
Meyer admits to 'butterflies' but is aiming to leave England in a flap
Thursday 07 June 2012
New South Africa coach defends selection of untested forwards Etzebeth and Coetzee
Breivik judge caught playing solitaire in court
Tuesday 05 June 2012
One of the five judges in the case of the alleged mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been photographed playing solitaire in court.
Vodafone pays its chief executive an eye-watering £14m for hitting targets
Saturday 02 June 2012
Vodafone's chief executive, Vittorio Colao, will pull in a pay package totalling £14m for 2012, inevitably risking fresh criticisms over executive pay.
Travel Agenda: Authentic Asia; Bolivia fast track; Greek warning; Railfest; English Wine Week; Heathrow; Corsica in style
Friday 01 June 2012
Where to go and what to know
Olympus settles claim with ex-boss Michael Woodford
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Michael Woodford, the whistleblower who exposed a massive fraud at camera maker Olympus shortly after being made chief executive, yesterday won a multi-million pound, out-of-court settlement in a dramatic, last-minute deal.
Mail blames slump for papers dip
Friday 25 May 2012
The Daily Mail and General Trust blamed the tough UK economy for falling profits at its newspaper division yesterday, but said the number of mobile users viewing its MailOnline site is booming.
BT's Livingston gets £3.85m pay deal
Friday 25 May 2012
BT's chief executive Ian Livingston had a bumper pay package last year, with £3.85m in pay, cash, share bonuses and perks.
My Life In Food: Mark Sargeant, chef
Friday 18 May 2012
After stints working at Aubergine and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Sargeant became head chef at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's from 2001 to 2008, earning a Michelin star in 2002.
Syria: UN observers evacuated after bomb hits convoy
Thursday 17 May 2012
A team of international observers has been evacuated from a town in northern Syria after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb.
Slim in bid to snap up Dutch stake
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, yesterday offered €3.2bn (£2.6bn) for a stake in Dutch telecoms firm KPN as his América Móvil group looks to expand in Europe.
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- 2 Mothers' diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies
- 3 Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
- 4 Eyewitness Ingrid Loyau-Kennett gives extraordinary account of her confrontation with Woolwich attackers
- 5 Woolwich attack: The EDL might have a sinister plan as a soldier is murdered in suspected Islamic terrorist attack
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