Russian oligarchs who ran the oil group TNK-BP with BP have sounded out two former chief executives from the UK oil giant about investing jointly in international oil projects.

Science fiction became science reality today when a giant telescope imagined in a novel by one of Britain's greatest astronomers 40 years ago was officially unveiled high in the Andes mountains of Chile.

Former cabinet minister reportedly asked warders to move him to a part of the prison usually reserved for sex offenders and police informers after being targeted as a 'soft touch'

The majority of British children will soon be growing up in families which are struggling “below the breadline” because of welfare cuts, tax rises and wage freezes, the Government is warned today.

Has he won a title?

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Championship leaders held in Wales

Brian McDermott was sacked last night

Yesterday Goal.com published their annual rich list - and the majority of the players on it, says the site's Managing Editor, do a huge amount of good for charity

GE wants Mary Schapiro on board

China’s richest woman?

A racehorse is the ultimate status symbol, and if, like  Barclay’s Rich Ricci, you feel the need for steed, you’d better come up with a name that turns heads

The Queen has been force to cancel her appearance at a major service celebrating the Commonwealth as she is continuing to recover from her recent bout of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace said today.