Child guardian scheme not in place when toddler was murdered

There was little sign of anything untoward in the small Fife coastal village where the dead swan with H5 bird flu was found.

British computer printer firm Lexmark announced today it is to axe 700 jobs with the closure of a manufacturing plant.

Beleaguered engineering firm Jarvis took another step in its restructuring today by agreeing to sell its Private Finance Initiative bidding operations.

Downward pressure from computer giant Hewlett-Packard and soaring oil prices failed to have a major impact on the London market today.