Tony McCoy had a lucky escape at Hereford when he was involved in a four-horse pile-up in the Back And Lay At WBX.com Handicap Chase.

Vodafone Group will invest £1bn (€1.49bn) in India in the next few years, the Britain-based company’s chief executive said.

Shares in Vodafone slipped more than 2% today following a report the firm was mulling a multi-billion pound bid for India's fourth largest mobile phone operator.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone said today it had agreed to sell its 25% stake in Switzerland’s leading operator Swisscom Mobile for £1.8bn (€2.7bn).

The chief judge ejected one of Saddam Hussein’s defence lawyers for “insulting the court” in Baghdad today during the former Iraqi leader’s trial for genocide in a military offensive against Kurds in the 1980s.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone reported growth in underlying profits, but admitted it was still feeling the pinch in a tight European market.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone today raised £1.4bn (€2bn) from the sale of its 25% stake in Belgium's leading operator, Proximus.

VODAFONE was yesterday facing up to life without the title of the world’s largest mobile phone company.

Vodafone was today facing up to life without the title of the world’s largest mobile phone company.

The London market maintained its strong run today as investors continued to draw encouragement from recent earnings updates in the US.

The outgoing chairman of mobile phone giant Vodafone robustly defended its chief executive today after shareholders expressed concerns over his leadership.

Investors received a shot in the arm today after the FTSE 100 Index followed the lead of US markets to rise by more than 100 points.

Shares in Vodafone rose today as the mobile phone giant reported revenues growth in line with expectations – giving a much needed boost to under-pressure chief executive Arun Sarin.

Strong performances from Vodafone and gambling stocks helped the London markets move ahead today.

The boss of mobile phone giant Vodafone was today facing the prospect of a major shareholder vote against his re-election to the board.

Vodafone is facing a revolt from a group of institutional shareholders who want to see the mobile phone giant’s chief executive ousted from the board, it was reported today.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone is to cut hundreds of jobs from its British workforce when it announces record annual losses this week, reports said today.

Vodafone fuelled the euphoria in the London market today by promising £6bn (€8.65bn) of cash for shareholders following the sale of its Japanese arm.

Chris Gent resigned yesterday as Vodafone's life president following reports of a rift among the management of the British mobile phone group.

MOBILE phone giant Vodafone has tried to draw a line under rumours of a boardroom rift after its chairman released a statement backing the group’s chief executive.

Former Vodafone chief executive Sir Christopher Gent today gave up his honorary position of life president of the group as the mobile phone giant sought to quash rumours of a boardroom rift.

The London market again tested highs not seen for nearly five years today as the FTSE 100 Index spent much of the day above the 5900 mark.

Strong gains by Vodafone and BT pushed the FTSE 100 Index above 5900 for the first time in nearly five years.

BELEAGUERED Vodafone shareholders were eyeing a potential £5 billion pay-day from the mobile phone company’s under-pressure chief executive.

Beleaguered Vodafone shareholders were today eyeing a potential £5bn (€7.3bn) pay-day from the mobile phone company’s under-pressure chief executive.

The boom time for the telecoms industry returned to haunt Vodafone this week when it unveiled what is believed to be the biggest write-off in UK corporate history.

Shares in mobile phone group Vodafone suffered a sharp fall today after investors took fright at the prospect of slower growth next year.

THE boss of Vodafone received pay and bonuses worth up to £5 million (€7.4m) in the last financial year, figures showed yesterday.

The boss of mobile phone group Vodafone received pay and bonuses worth up to £5m (€7.4m) in the last financial year, figures showed today.

Two of the highest-profile names in UK business were today handed the task of helping to oversee the operations of the Bank of England.

Vodafone shareholders were given a boost today after the mobile phone giant doubled its half-year dividend payout.

AN inquest jury yesterday returned a verdict of unlawful killing on the death of a young RAF engineer who took part in secret nerve gas tests 51 years ago.

Vodafone is to bolster its management structure as it prepares for the full roll-out of third-generation technology, it said today.

Vodafone’s new chief executive Arun Sarin received a total of £3.2m (€4.8m) from the mobile phone giant in the last financial year, figures showed today.

VODAFONE Group, in which many former eircom investors hold shares, may raise its dividend by 20%, easing investor concern that chief executive Arun Sarin’s expansion strategy may hurt shareholder returns.

Vodafone Group PLC chief executive officer Arun Sarin said Vivendi Universal SA's SFR Cegetel unit will ond day be a part of Vodafone.

MOBILE phone giant Vodafone has remained tightlipped over a report that it is preparing to launch a $30 billion (E24 billion) bid for American mobile giant AT&T Wireless.

Mobile phone giant Vodafone today remained tightlipped over a report that it is preparing to launch a $30bn (€24.2bn) bid for AT&T Wireless.

Chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC, Arun Sarin has said the group was preparing to launch third generation (3G) mobile phones in the middle of next year.

Chief executive of Vodafone, Chris Gent is step down after 18 years of service with the world's largest mobile phone operator.

Reports in the Financial Times have indicated that mobile operator Vodafone could sell off up to half of its 45 per cent stake in US company Verizon Wireless.