SHARES in British Sky Broadcasting continued to fall on worries that News Corp’s takeover bid might be blocked, getting no immediate relief from the company’s announcement late in the day that it was closing the scandal-racked News of the World.

Luxury goods firm Burberry posted a big jump in retail sales today after seeing strong demand for accessories and outerwear.

London: ITV, Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, said it longer-term outlook was highly uncertain after the election, although the World Cup would boost ad revenue in the second quarter by 22%.

The likely private equity takeover of Alliance Boots will probably lead to “opportunistic financial rape”, a retail expert has said.

Tesco boss Terry Leahy today clocked up 10 years at the helm of UK’s biggest supermarket chain.