Air ambulances were called to Alton Towers, one of the theme parks owned by Merlin Entertainments, after four people were seriously hurt in collision between two carriages of the 14-loop 'Smiler' ride. There were 16 people involved in the crash, which happened at around 14:00 on Tuesday on the £18m
Read moreAfter a negative start, UK stocks rallied into the close as improving labour-market data from the States lifted sentiment. After a choppy week, owing mainly to volatility on the government bond market, Wall Street indices opened higher following a Labor Department report which showed that US jobless
Read moreUK stocks rebounded from early losses, but remained restrained by concerns of Greek instability. Sector wise, miners and technology services provided the biggest drag, while insurers and utilities gave a welcome boost. At 1:45 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading 12 points higher at 6,962. ITV declined a
Read moreUK stocks erased losses by Thursday lunchtime on a quiet session for economic data, though concerns about Greece were limiting upside. Reports that Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has called for the European Central Bank to delay Athens' debt repayments shook sentiment among investors. The
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