Business Stories from BBC News
Christmas switch-onPictures from the Christmas lights celebrity switch-on in Londonderry with Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, Santa Claus and Mayor Gerard Diver.Sergeant quits Strictly contestJohn Sergeant has pulled out of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing because winning would have been "a joke too far", he says.DRC rebels pull out to let aid inRebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo withdraw from two fronts north of Goma, as promised, to let aid in.Minnesota begins Senate recountA recount begins in Minnestota's knife-edge US Senate race between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman.100,000 litres of diesel seizedNews in brief from Northern IrelandWall Street Market ReportWall Street Market ReportUS car bail-out compromise soughtUS politicians are looking for a compromise plan to aid the country's crisis-ridden car industry.Child abuse man jailed in AlbaniaA British charity worker in Albania is jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of sexually abusing children. |