Pink Floyd have won a court case against their record company, EMI.

A £1 BILLION (€1.47bn) lawsuit launched against the Bank of England more than 12 years ago over its alleged failure to clamp down on the fraudulent activities of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) collapsed in the High Court yesterday.

LAST July, legal brains wrestling with the question of the famous Kit Kat advertising slogan decided to have a break and pass the matter on to the European Court of Justice.

The Spice Girls will have to pay around €1.6m after losing a legal battle with a motor scooter company they had sued for €356,442.