News : British Broadcasting Corporation

Spanish airport workers call off strikes planned for the busy tourist season after concerns over job security and conditions are satisfied.

Research in Motion shares down 12% as Blackberry outlook spooks Wall Street investors over increased competition from the like of Apple and HTC.

Evidence suggests that botanic gardens play a part in the spread of invasive alien species, which have escaped from collections, a study concludes.

Rhino populations in Africa are facing the "worst poaching crisis for decades" as more than 800 are killed in the past three years, say conservationists.

Saab reports a loss of 218m euros and announces the departure of chief executive Jan Ake Jonsson.

The chairman of Russian energy giant Rosneft says he wants to push ahead with his company's alliance with BP.

Shares in HMV Group climb 6% after the troubled music and book retailer said it was considering selling its Waterstone's bookstores.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra put the theory to the test - music makes plants grow faster.

Supermarket giant Tesco has been forced to put a cap on its offer to refund double the difference on products that can be bought for less at Asda.

A preview of the British Library's first sci-fi exhibition

Vauxhall workers have been talking about their relief as the Luton van production plant is saved.

Russia Business Report's Tanya Beckett visits a TNK-BP oil field in West Siberia.

Fuel prices have fallen since the Budget, but by less than the 1p cut in duty announced by Chancellor George Osborne, UK-wide research finds.

The European Union should offer Japan a free trade deal to help it recover from the tsunami, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.

US economy grows faster than first thought in the final months of 2010, according to the Commerce Department.

Can thinking small re-energise the nuclear renaissance?

Communication Workers Union general secretary Billy Hayes explains why he thinks coalition economic plans are not working and Saturday's march through London against government's spending plans.

Political paralysis deepens Portugal woes

Supermarket giant Tesco is forced to put a cap on its offer to refund double the difference on products bought for less at Asda.

Michelle Jana Chan travels to Bandhavgarh National Park to try to get up close and personal with an Indian tiger.

Andy Hornby, the man in charge of HBOS when it was rescued by Lloyds Banking Group, resigns as chief executive of Alliance Boots.

Brazil's Embraer, one of the world's largest plane makers, reports a fall in 2010 profits and forecasts that deliveries may fall this year.

Inflation switch 'will raise tax bill'

Gadget sales are expected to hit a new record as two of this year's most hyped products hit the stores on the same day.

Stamp collecting specialist Stanley Gibbons reports a rise in profits thanks in part to higher sales to ultra-rich Chinese customers.