Component parts for what could be the UK’s first ever 3D printed gun have been seized by police.

THE English counties of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire and parts of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Norfolk are still in a drought, the Environment Agency said in a report on its website.

British bank Barclays received a broadside from the City today after shareholders voted to approve a controversial £7bn (€8.2bn) fundraising that will put almost a third of the bank into Middle East ownership.

Investors in Barclays will meet today to approve a £7bn (€8.2bn) fund-raising which could put almost a third of the bank in the hands of Middle East investors.

British bank Barclays said today that executive directors will not receive any annual bonus this year as the bank seeks to pacify investors over its £7bn (€8.3bn) fundraising.

Barclays’ plans to tap Middle Eastern investors for a multi-billion boost came under mounting pressure today as a major shareholder group raised concerns over the deal.

Less than a fifth of Barclays existing shareholders opted to buy new shares in the bank as part of a £4.5bn (€5.7bn) fund raising scheme, the company said today.

Barclays today outlined plans for a £4.5bn (€5.7bn) cash injection from wealthy overseas investors as part of a move to boost its balance sheet.

PROVIDENCE Resources has involved Challenger Minerals in a farm-out deal on its west of Ireland Spanish Point project.

AUTOMATIC guidance is now available for John Deere 5020, 6000 to 6020, 7000 to 7020 and 8000 to 8030 Series tractors.

A takeover of British ports operator PD Ports was under threat today following the emergence of a second approach from Australia.

The British ports industry today woke up to its second major takeover in 24 hours when North East-based operator PD Ports accepted a £246m (€359m) offer.

The number of dot-com job cuts jumped up in March after declining for four straight months, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.