The Co-operative Group admitted for the first time today that it is in talks to buy Somerfield, the supermarket chain.

Added: 2008-04-17

Co-op admits to Somerfield takeover talks

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Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor

The polar bear should be removed from the endangered species list because its protected status will hamper drilling for oil and gas in Alaska, the state's Republican Governor has demanded.

Barclays reformer quits amid rift claims

One of Barclays' most senior executives is stepping down in a sign of tensions at the top of Britain's third-largest bank

Nuclear bomb parts sent to Taiwan by mistake

The United States sent nuclear bomb technology to Taiwan by accident over a year ago, and has only just discovered the mistake, according to senior Pentagon officials.