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National Record Store Day 2013: Support Your Local Music Store
While most people are downloading and listening to music on ipods and through online streaming sites like Pandora and Spotify these days — there’s nothing like spending a day in a record store. Created in... Russian tycoon Usmanov tops Sunday Times Rich List
Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov has topped the Sunday Times ranking of the wealthiest people in Britain and Ireland with a fortune of £13.3bn. The Surrey-based tycoon, 59, who has a 30% stake in Arsenal... Sunday Times Rich List: Michael Moritz hits Wales top spot
Cardiff-born billionaire Michael Moritz is Wales' richest person, according to an annual survey. He has overtaken billionaire entrepreneur Sir Terry Matthews to gain the top spot of The Sunday Times Rich List.... Sir Terry Leahy: we must put the heart back into our high streets
I’d like to highlight three changes in particular that need to happen: (1) We need to stop the steady rise in car park charges, which deters shoppers from venturing out. Many people rely on the car to shop.... Blackstone pulls out of Dell bid
Blackstone has decided not to submit a bid for computer company Dell, citing falling sales and fears over the company's finances. Blackstone said it was concerned by an "unprecedented" drop in PC sales. Billionaire... Microsoft Report Soaring Revenues
Microsoft's strategy of selling more long-term software contracts to big business customers cushioned the blow from plummeting PC demand and also lacklustre demand for Windows 8. Net income was $6.1bn (£4bn) for... Sir Chris Hoy retires, assured of his place in British history
The debate over who is the greatest British Olympian will perhaps never be settled but one thing is certain - Sir Chris Hoy retires as one of the towering figures in this country's sporting history. Not only... Africa tycoon Aliko Dangote 'plans Nigeria refinery'
Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would almost double Nigeria's oil output. Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer but lacks refining... Smurfit Kappa fire: Crews tackle paper mill blaze
Tens of thousands of tonnes of cardboard is on fire at a paper mill in Birmingham, UK. Twenty fire crews remain at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill for recycled packaging, in Nechells. More than 70 firefighters are... London road bridges 'pose risk to safety', says TfL
Some of London's road bridges pose "a real risk to network safety", according to Transport for London (TfL) in documents that reveal the poor state of some of the capital's crucial road structures. TfL says it is... Tesco Confirms US Exit And Profit Fall
Tesco writes off more than £2.5bn and ends major store expansion amid efforts to breathe new life into its appeal in the UK. Tesco has confirmed its first fall in annual profits for 20 years and writedowns... Baroness Thatcher's Funeral Procession Begins
With central London on lockdown ahead of her ceremonial funeral, the former prime minister starts her final journey. Baroness Thatcher's coffin is being moved from Westminster as the funeral procession for one... Caste discrimination: Campaigners vow to fight for legislation
Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight for legislation after MPs voted against banning caste discrimination. Hundreds protested outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the House of Commons debated the... Newcastle 'Appalled' By Derby Day Violence
Newcastle United say they will impose "immediate lifetime bans" on anyone involved in the clashes after their defeat to Sunderland. Some 29 supporters were arrested as violence erupted in the city... Crocodile Dundee hunts lost $34m English tax adviser
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is on the trail of his former tax adviser, claiming the so-called “bowler hat Englishman” has made off with $34 million (£22 million). Hogan, who became an international star... 
