Thursday evening business bulletin

BA executives face jail; Hundreds of jobs saved at Food and Drink Group; 1,000 jobs under threat at beer company. Read

Technology

Education man to multiply sales; Google creates concerns; Virtual shopping with tangible benefits; technology transforming the Olympics. Read

Latest North-East Business News

Breaking news: Interest rates stay at 5%

Homeowners struggling amid the credit crunch were given no relief today after policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row. Read

What is influence?

WHAT does it mean to be influential? It is something that we thought long and hard about, believe me, as we developed the idea for the Influential 500. Read

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A virtual trip to the beach

A behind-the-scenes look at Dawn Burton's online empire.

Insurance firm snaps up office with city views

ONE of the best office views in Newcastle city centre has been snapped up by an insurance company at a rent of £16 per sq ft. Read

Top honours at show for North East ram lamb

A FOURTH supreme championship success was achieved by the Northumberland-based Flodden flock of Jonathon Hayward at the 34th annual Northern Counties of England Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society’s pedigree show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart. Read

Business Interviews

Window boss reflects on his rapid rise to top

Two of the region’s biggest window companies have gone out of business in recent months and only the fittest will now survive, says Kevin Taylor, the managing director of Warmseal Windows in Newcastle. Peter McCusker asks why he is so confident. Read

Business Blog

Law, law, law - how do you like it?

We sent off today the North East Chamber of Commerce's response to Gordon Brown's Draft Legislative Programme for 2008-9 - in other words, the new laws he intends Parliament to work on over the next year. Read