After several days surfing Wall Street’s gut-wrenching swells and troughs, investors got a smoother ride yesterday.

A WOMAN with lung cancer is to be awarded the highest court-ordered payment yet to an ex-smoker after a last-ditch appeal was rejected.

A woman with lung cancer is to be awarded the highest court-ordered payment yet to an ex-smoker after a last-ditch appeal was rejected.

London shares lost their early momentum today despite another strong showing by mortgage bank Abbey National.