19/12/2008 - Brown unveils global energy blueprint

Gordon Brown has outlined his vision of the world's energy future at a major conference of oil producers and consumers in London today. The...

19/12/2008 - ExxonMobil unveils world's largest LNG carrier

ExxonMobil has proudly announced that it has developed the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The Mozah has been designed to provide...

19/12/2008 - Train hits car in Cheshire

A car has been hit by a passenger train in Cheshire after it apparently rolled down an embankment onto the tracks. The empty vehicle ended up on the...

19/12/2008 - Shot UK army soldier from Australia

The British army soldier killed fighting in Afghanistan has been named as Australian citizen Stuart Nash. Rifleman Nash, who had only joined the army...

18/12/2008 - Five firms grab Alaska leases

Five companies have won new ten-year drilling leases in northern Alaska, Dow Jones reports. A total of 150 tracts went under the hammer, with the five...

18/12/2008 - Downturn 'could lead to rise in suicides'

The economic crisis and rise in unemployment could lead to an increase in suicides, Samaritans has warned. The charity is warning people to look out...

18/12/2008 - Opposition demands Iraq inquiry

Demands for an inquiry into the war in Iraq are reaching tipping point today, after Gordon Brown faced a coalition of opposition parties in the...

18/12/2008 - UK soldier killed in Taliban engagement

A British soldier has been killed during an operation against suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence said the...

18/12/2008 - BA and Qantas fail to agree merger terms

British Airways and Qantas have failed to reach agreement over the terms of a potential £4.1 billion merger deal. Following "detailed discussions...

17/12/2008 - Hutton rejects Snatch inquiry

Defence secretary John Hutton has refused to hold a public inquiry into the safety of Snatch Land Rovers used by British troops serving in...

17/12/2008 - Killed lieutenant 'in Afghanistan for just two months'

The Royal Artillery lieutenant killed in Afghanistan this week had been in the country for just two months, the Ministry of Defence has...

17/12/2008 - Troops to exit Iraq by mid-2009

Gordon Brown has used an unexpected visit to Iraq to announce plans for the withdrawal of British troops from the country. The prime minister met with...

17/12/2008 - Researchers on trail of Alzeimher's treatment

New Alzheimer’s Society research is to investigate whether curcumin, found in the popular Indian spice turmeric, and a number of drugs for other...

17/12/2008 - New HIV risk for women

Researchers have discovered a new possible route of transmission for the HIV virus in women. Scientists in the US found that the virus could pass...

17/12/2008 - Opec could slash by 2mm B/D

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) could slash production by as much as two million barrels a day in an attempt to address...