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Airline Executives Face Charges
Past and present British Airways executives are to be charged with price-fixing following a transatlantic investigation.

Smoking Charity Slams R'n'B Star
US R'n'B star Alicia Keys has apologised after an international health charity revealed her latest concert was helping market cigarettes to children.

Rolling Stones Deal Blow to EMI
One of the world's most iconic bands has dealt a body blow to the world's most iconic music label.

Millions Hit By Power Bill Rises
EDF Energy, one of the country's largest energy suppliers, has announced big increases in the prices of its gas and electricity.

UK Stats Show Growth Slowdown
The UK economy grew by just 0.2% in the second quarter of this year, figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Profit Warning Hits Rentokil Shares
British services group Rentokil Initial has issued its fourth profit warning in eight months, sending its shares plummetting by more than 30%.

Row Forces BP Boss Out Of Russia
The chief executive of BP's Russian arm says a campaign of harassment has forced him to quit the country amid an increasingly bitter fight for control of the firm.

Bush: 'US Economy Has A Hangover'
George W Bush, who has famously battled alcohol problems in the past, has come up with a novel explanation for the credit crunch: Wall Street got drunk and suffered a hangover.

Energy Bill Rises 'Before Winter'
The boss of one of the UK's biggest energy firms has added to the warnings that customers are likely to see big hikes in their bills in the very near future.

Ford Re-Focuses After £4bn Loss
Ford has said it will shift its focus from gas-guzzling trucks and 4x4s to smaller vehicles after posting a quarterly loss of more than £4.37bn.