Over 200 people were in custody in Britain today after trouble flared following a separate rally where hundreds of thousands protested against the government’s public spending cuts.

ORGANIC smoked salmon producer The Burren Smokehouse has signed a valuable sales agreement with the prestigious gourmet food retailer Fortnum and Mason (F&M).

DUBLIN-based architectural services specialist, Metic Group, has become a public company, with its shares launching on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Datatec International, the global arm of Datatec, the JSE-listed networking and IT services group, today announced an extension of its strategic telecommunication consultancy services with the acquisition of UK-based Analysys Limited and the creation of a new company named Analysys Mason Group (AMG).

British upmarket retailer Fortnum and Mason is to open its first overseas outlets, it was announced today.

THE multi-millionaire owner of department store Brown Thomas, Galen Weston, is expected to announce an agreed offer of about £3.70 per share (€2.38) for the Selfridges group.