Technology Update from BBC News
Net clash for web police projects
A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
Microsoft rebuffed in Word appeal
Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i.
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Business Stories from BBC News
BA union announces strike datesBA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.Lehman bosses severely criticisedA report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.New mortgages 'halved in January'The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage lenders say.FSA to clamp down on mis-sellingThe head of the financial watchdog the FSA will announce plans to toughen up consumer protection.China oil demand is 'astonishing'Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says. |