Video shows huge plume of smoke across West Bromwich
1 July 2013 Last updated at 11:20 BST More than 200 fire fighters are battling a major blaze at a West Midlands recycling plant after 100,000 tonnes of paper and plastic caught fire, sending a plume...
View ArticleSmethwick fire: Chinese lanterns blamed for 'largest blaze'
1 July 2013 Last updated at 13:54 BST A huge fire involving 100,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material, thought to have been sparked by Chinese lanterns, has been contained, firefighters say. Crews...
View ArticleSmethwick factory fire: Aerial view of 'largest blaze'
1 July 2013 Last updated at 10:58 BST Firefighters tackling a blaze involving 100,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material and a factory unit say it is the largest fire seen in the West Midlands. The...
View ArticleWill bust follow commodities boom in Australia?
2 July 2013 Last updated at 11:18 BST Australia has proved resilient during the global economic downturn, with the commodities boom a key factor driving its economy in the right direction. But there...
View ArticleMining on a massive scale in Australia
2 July 2013 Last updated at 11:14 BST Australia's economy has proved resilient during the global economic downturn, but there are fears the slowdown in Chinese manufacturing could depress demand for...
View ArticleChinese lantern 'caused' huge blaze at Smethwick plant
1 July 2013 Last updated at 19:02 BST Firefighters have called for the use of Chinese lanterns to be limited, or even banned , after one was blamed for causing a massive fire at a plastics recycling...
View ArticleChina offers US middle class a jobs lifeline
1 July 2013 Last updated at 12:20 BST Chinese computer maker Lenovo recently celebrated the opening of its first US manufacturing plant in Whitsett, North Carolina The new plant continues a trend that...
View ArticleSmethwick recycling plant fire: CCTV shows lantern landing
2 July 2013 Last updated at 16:30 BST CCTV footage showing a Chinese lantern landing at a recycling plant in the West Midlands before a huge fire started has been released. At its height, about 200...
View ArticleKerry hails Middle East 'progress'
30 June 2013 Last updated at 16:26 BST US Secretary of State John Kerry says there has been "real progress" towards restarting Middle East peace negotiations after meetings with Israeli and...
View ArticleTonnes of recycling material on fire in major blaze
A fire involving 50,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material and a factory unit in the West Midlands has been declared "a major incident". The fire service said 150 firefighters attended the scene in...
View ArticleSecond fire at Greenfield coat hanger factory
5 July 2013 Last updated at 13:51 BST Firefighters have dealt with a second fire near the former Mainetti factory in Greenfield Business Park, Flintshire, which was severely damaged by an earlier...
View ArticleRollercoaster ride for US economy
5 July 2013 Last updated at 10:27 BST The US economy has faced a bumpy ride in recent weeks, with uncertainly over the future of the Federal Reserve's stimulus plans a key concern. As many Americans...
View ArticleChina floods: Man escapes as house collapses in landslide
13 July 2013 Last updated at 09:18 BST Torrential rain and landslides in the west of China have left more than 200 people dead or missing. The country is bracing itself for further damage as typhoon...
View ArticleUniqlo opens two stores in Bangladesh
9 July 2013 Last updated at 05:45 BST Many of the world's biggest fashion chains have suppliers in Bangladesh but none have opened shops there, that is until now. Fashion retailer Uniqlo, owned by...
View ArticleUS rebukes China over Edward Snowden case
12 July 2013 Last updated at 06:21 BST The US says it is "disappointed" over China's failure to hand over fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. After talks with senior Chinese officials, US...
View ArticleYork maize field gets giant Dalek-shaped maze
A 1,000 ft (304m) long maze in the shape of a Dalek has opened near York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of television science fiction drama Dr Who. The doctor's extraterrestrial arch-enemy has been...
View ArticleA crying shame? Bonny baby competition is scrapped
12 July 2013 Last updated at 07:35 BST The organisers of a carnival in Wiltshire have banned the traditional element of the ''bonny baby'' competition, saying it is wrong to judge children on their...
View ArticleChina and Russia hold their largest-ever joint naval drills
5 July 2013 Last updated at 19:47 BST China and Russia are holding their largest ever joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan. The Asia-Pacific region is a strategic focal point for many countries...
View ArticleGrowing tension in India over wages
12 July 2013 Last updated at 06:44 BST Workers at India's second biggest maker of motorbikes, Bajaj Auto, are protesting over pay and conditions. It one of a growing number of labour disputes that have...
View ArticleCameron asked: 'How many jobs should an MP have?'
10 July 2013 Last updated at 13:36 BST The prime minister was given one of the shortest questions in PMQs when a Labour MP asked him: "How many jobs should an MP have?" David Cameron said the House of...
View ArticleFears over China's credit crunch
10 July 2013 Last updated at 01:29 BST Over the last decade China's property firms and local authorities have amassed huge debts during a construction boom. Last month the government attempted to curb...
View ArticleChina floods: Worker rescued as factory washed away
10 July 2013 Last updated at 09:25 BST More than 2,500 people were evacuated from their homes on Tuesday as an extraordinary flood swept through a number of cities in southwest China's Sichuan...
View ArticleUlster Bank's Ellvena Graham apologises over job cuts error
10 July 2013 Last updated at 19:02 BST The Ulster Bank has said it "deeply regrets" the way it handled last week's news of job losses and branch closures. The head of the bank in Northern Ireland,...
View ArticleAftermath of floods and mudslides in China
13 July 2013 Last updated at 14:01 BST Torrential rain and landslides in the west of China have left more than 200 people dead or missing. Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces have been the worst affected by...
View ArticleTyphoon Soulik: China coastline battered with waves
13 July 2013 Last updated at 16:06 BST Strong winds are lashing coastal areas in China where some 300,000 people have been left their homes as Typhoon Soulik moves inland, reports say. In the coastal...
View Article'Chinese Dream' of a young couple in Chengu
8 July 2013 Last updated at 16:17 BST China's economy has grown enormously over the past decade and its middle class is now estimated to number 150m. The BBC's Linda Yueh has been speaking to one...
View ArticleFloods destroy parts of Sichuan province in China
12 July 2013 Last updated at 10:47 BST Torrential rain and landslides in western China have left more than 200 people dead or missing in recent days, state media and the government said. Floodwaters...
View ArticleGraduates chase the 'Chinese Dream'
8 July 2013 Last updated at 03:07 BST China's leader Xi Jinping has been promoting the 'Chinese Dream'. Similar, in some respects, to the so-called "American Dream" it's based on China driving the...
View ArticleChinese bikers ride economic growth
8 July 2013 Last updated at 03:10 BST It might have some way to go but China's newly rich are driving the global middle class. As the pace of industrialisation slows in China people who are well...
View ArticleChina probes GlaxoSmithKline staff over bribery allegations
12 July 2013 Last updated at 07:42 BST Authorities in China have launched a probe into the operations of drug maker GlaxoSmithKline. Some senior executives of the firm are being investigated for...
View ArticleNestle reduces price of its baby milk in China
8 July 2013 Last updated at 03:00 BST Parents in China are finding buying baby milk products made by Swiss food company Nestle a bit cheaper. The firm has announced that it is cutting prices for its...
View ArticleDeadly landslide follows China rainstorms
16 July 2013 Last updated at 13:35 BST A landslide has killed five people in China's Guizhou province, according to state media (CCTV). CCTV said one person was found one person alive, after soldiers...
View ArticleChina: 'GSK had bribery network'
15 July 2013 Last updated at 16:16 BST Police in China have said British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline made "illegal" transfers, as they released details of an investigation into bribery...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline under fire in China 'bribes' row
16 July 2013 Last updated at 09:43 BST GlaxoSmithKline has vowed to review all-third party agency relationships after Chinese police released details of an investigation into bribery allegations. The...
View ArticleChinese Consul-General visits crash victims in hospital
9 July 2013 Last updated at 17:33 BST The Chinese Consul-General to Los Angeles, Yuan Nansheng, has paid a hospital visit to the five Chinese survivors of Saturday's Asiana Airlines plane crash. Two...
View ArticleDeadly floods hit southern China
3 July 2013 Last updated at 06:31 BST There has been heavy flooding across southern China with the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan worst affected. Tropical Storm Rumbia hit the Philippines at the...
View ArticleOsborne: Shale gas 'offers huge advantages'
19 July 2013 Last updated at 14:10 BST The government has outlined plans to give tax breaks to companies involved in the UK's nascent shale gas industry. It has proposed cutting the tax on some of the...
View ArticleBristol Wild Place Project aims to boosts conservation
22 July 2013 Last updated at 17:07 BST A wildlife park with animals from Madagascar, east Africa and the Congo has opened on the outskirts of Bristol. The Wild Place Project is the first stage in the...
View ArticleChinese ex-doctor: Companies offered me cash or gifts
24 July 2013 Last updated at 14:51 BST Allegations that British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has paid millions of dollars in bribes to increase its market share in China have thrown the spotlight...
View ArticleThe global graduates forced to move
22 July 2013 Last updated at 00:06 BST Moving into your first home is key part of any young person's life, but many recent graduates have found economic uncertainty and a lack of jobs a serious barrier...
View ArticleNew worries for Fukushima workers
24 July 2013 Last updated at 02:07 BST Workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they have seen steam rising from one of the damaged reactor buildings, for the second time in less...
View Article'No redundancies' in Ford closure
16 July 2013 Last updated at 15:55 BST Ford has announced that there will be no compulsory redundancies when its Southampton factory closes later this month. The company says it has reached a deal with...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline admit my have broken the law in China
22 July 2013 Last updated at 23:24 BST The British pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, has admitted that some of its executives may have broken the law in China. Four employees have been detained by...
View ArticleCameron Tidey: Ramsgate factory roof fall boy tributes
27 June 2013 Last updated at 20:53 BST A 13-year-old boy who fell through the roof of a disused factory in Kent as he tried to retrieve a football has died. Cameron Tidey fell 20ft (6m) on to a...
View ArticleSafety fears remain in Bangladesh garment factories
24 July 2013 Last updated at 02:16 BST Today marks three months since one of the world's worst industrial accidents. More than 1,100 people were killed when a clothing factory collapsed on the...
View ArticleMoment crate opened to reveal looted China head statues
28 June 2013 Last updated at 16:12 BST Two bronze animal heads, returned to China after more than 150 years, have been returned to Beijing's National Museum of China. The sculptures were bought by the...
View ArticleFeeling the effects of China's slowdown
15 July 2013 Last updated at 06:14 BST Rongsheng shipyard was once a symbol of China's ambition - the country wanted to become the world's biggest shipbuilding nation. Now, as the government tries to...
View ArticleAre chickpeas the new cash crop?
24 July 2013 Last updated at 02:15 BST For years, Virginia farmers could count on tobacco as a crop that grew well and demanded high prices. But over the years, tobacco consumption has decreased - and...
View ArticleRoller derby: Fastest growing women's sport in Wales
27 June 2013 Last updated at 20:09 BST A sport which originated in Chicago in the United States of America in the 1930s is enjoying a resurgence - and is the fastest growing women's sport in Wales....
View ArticleBlackberry investors 'not impressed'
28 June 2013 Last updated at 15:19 BST The maker of Blackberry smartphones, Research in Motion (RIM) has reported a loss of $84m (£55m) for the three months ending on 1 June. The figure was an...
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