Historic ships handed Â£31m boost
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Historic ships the Mary Rose and the Cutty Sark are to be given a Â£31m boost out of lottery funds.
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An antiques dealer said he has discovered letters to and from British naval hero Admiral Nelson, ahead of the 200th anniversary of his death at the battle of Trafalgar.
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The British government pledged 15 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 28.9 million dollars) for the aid effort to help survivors of the tidal waves which have devastated Asian coastlines.
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Rolls-Royce says a deal to supply engines to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines could be worth more than $500m.
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HMS Holdings has seen an increase in revenues and net income.
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IRISH investors are buying up huge swathes of British property as money continues to pour over the Irish Sea.
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Powdered wood from Nelson's flagship is incorporated into stamps marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Boeing yesterday secured a $7.3bn (Â£4bn) order to supply 31 aircraft to Singapore Airlines, boosting its efforts to regain ground on Airbus.
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Defence Secretary Des Browne details a Â£3.8bn contract for two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
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The expected cost of the 2012 Olympics has risen from Â£2.4bn to at least Â£3.3bn, the culture secretary tells MPs.
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Britons moved by the plight of millions of Asian tsunami victims dug deep into their pockets yesterday, bringing the total raised in only four days to an unprecedented 30 million.
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A lifejacket from the Titanic is sold for more than Â£40,000 at an auction of items connected to the disaster.
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Ireland&#39;s state-owned carrier, Aer Lingus, has asked the government for a grant worth euro200 million to euro300 million (US$250 million to US$375 million) to begin buying 10 or more long-haul aircraft from either Boeing or Airbus.
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The cruise-ship spa company is sailing to success.
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A titanic legal tussle turns friendly.
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The pound has received a boost from higher-than-expected retail sales figures for November.
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LONDON  - A wireless message relayed to a ship rescuing survivors from the Titanic - and sent by Guglielmo Marconi, the creator of wireless radio - was sold for almost &#36;5,500 Cdn Thursday at a British auction house.