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Wounded BlackBerry still top of sales chart – Smartphone holds off challenge from Apple and Android

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

BlackBerry which has seen its co-chief executives step down and its share price plunge, has topped the smartphone sales table in Britain for the second successive year.

Who Cares? Depicting Dementia

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

The brouhaha about Meryl Streep’s new film, The Iron Lady, shows that dementia, or at least a depiction of its effects, is clearly still a taboo for many people – despite the fact that three quarters of a million people in Britain have the condition.

Lord Sugar defends young apprentice

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Lord Sugar has defended allowing contestants as young as 16 to take part in a version of The Apprentice, and insisted the teenagers are fully supported.

Apple unveils new iphone

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The latest “all new” iPhone complete with voice recognition software has been unveiled by technology giant Apple. The iPhone 4S will go on sale in the UK on October 14 – the same day it is released in the United States.

BBC’s ten TV stations look set to escape axe, but jobs will go

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

All of the BBC’s ten TV channels are expected to survive when directorgeneral Mark Thompson outlines cuts this week, but many jobs will go.

Organised sinners: Goldman Sachs is accused of ‘the big short’ that inflamed a global meltdown

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

At the time it seemed just like any other meeting on the 30th floor of Goldman Sachs’ New York headquarters. But now it is revealed as a pivotal moment for the most famous of investment banks – and the financial meltdown that still grips the world.

Cookies get the personal touch

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Allison Cardona saw the potential for a successful business after spotting a U.S craze for hand-decorated cookies. She now employs four people and her business selling personalised cookies is expanding rapidly.

Shortlist announced for Britain’s only awards for female novelists

Friday, April 15th, 2011

The Orange Prize for Fiction, Britain’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, has unveiled its 2011 shortlist.